FirePro S9050 vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between FirePro S9050 and Quadro P500 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro S9050 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P500 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 P500 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro S9050 has 650% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro S9050 has 10 GB more memory, than Quadro P500.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 555 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 488 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 8−9
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 18−20
medium / 1080p 24−27 10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 Quadro P500
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Tahiti GP108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2014 14 November 2017
Pipelines 1792 256
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 21.25
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
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