Quadro K500M vs ATI FireGL V5600
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.52 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 28 June 2007 (18 years ago) | 1 June 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 120 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 13.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 0.3264 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 128 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2007 | 1 June 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 35 Watt |
Quadro K500M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V5600 and Quadro K500M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V5600 is a workstation graphics card while Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation one.
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