FirePro V7900 vs Quadro P500

In this comparison between FirePro V7900 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 V7900 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 V7900 Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro V7900 has 403% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • FirePro V7900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro V7900 and Quadro P500 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 730 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 8−9
ultra / 1080p 6−7 5−6
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 18−20
medium / 1080p 14−16 10−11
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 40% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 Quadro P500
Architecture TeraScale 3 Pascal
Code name Cayman GP108
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 14 November 2017
Pipelines 1280 256
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 21.25
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.0.1
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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