FirePro W7000 vs Quadro M500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W7000 and Quadro M500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W7000 and Quadro M500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro M500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M500M 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 M500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W7000 Quadro M500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W7000 has 1066% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • FirePro W7000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W7000 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • FirePro W7000 is used in Desktops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W7000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 79 MHz higher, than FirePro W7000.
  • FirePro W7000 and Quadro M500M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7000 is 796 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 325% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7000 Quadro M500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn GM108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 13 June 2012 15 December 2015
Pipelines 1280 384
Core clock speed 950 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 76.00 17.98
Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 4004 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 285 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 6 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
nView Display Management +
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