FirePro V4900 vs Quadro K5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and Quadro K5000M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V4900 stacks up against Quadro K5000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K5000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V4900 Quadro K5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000M has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K5000M has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
  • FirePro V4900 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro K5000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 94 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K5000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V4900 Quadro K5000M
Architecture TeraScale 2 Kepler
Code name Turks N14E-Q5
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 November 2011 1 June 2012
Pipelines 480 1344
Core clock speed 800 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 716 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 67.31
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,615 gflops
Length 163 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 73 Mh/s 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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