Quadro 5000M vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with Quadro 5000M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
9.88
+101%

D500 outperforms 5000M by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Quadro 5000M Quadro 5000M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking490684
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.783.79
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameTahitiGF100
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date18 January 2014 (12 years ago)27 July 2010 (15 years ago)

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 cores1536320
Core clock speed725 MHz405 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate69.6016.20
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS0.5184 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs9640
L1 Cache384 KB640 KB
L2 Cache768 KB512 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1792 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz600 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s76.8 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 8−9
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8−9
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 21−24
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21−24
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Counter-Strike 2 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Fortnite 30−33
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30−33
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Forza Horizon 4 21−24
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21−24
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Forza Horizon 5 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
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18−20
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Valorant 60−65
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60−65
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 21−24
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21−24
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Counter-Strike 2 21−24
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21−24
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 85−90
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85−90
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 40−45
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40−45
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Far Cry 5 14−16
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14−16
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Fortnite 30−33
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30−33
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Forza Horizon 4 21−24
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21−24
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Forza Horizon 5 14−16
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14−16
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Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
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16−18
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Metro Exodus 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
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18−20
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 60−65
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60−65
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
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18−20
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 60−65
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60−65
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 30−33
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30−33
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
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35−40
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Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
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4−5
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Metro Exodus 4−5
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4−5
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
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35−40
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Valorant 50−55
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50−55
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1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
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5−6
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 12−14
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12−14
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
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10−11
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
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16−18
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
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1−2
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
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4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
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5−6
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
+0%
5−6
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 57 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.88 4.92
Recency 18 January 2014 27 July 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1792 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 100 Watt

FirePro D500 has a 101% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 71% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.

Quadro 5000M, on the other hand, has 174% lower power consumption.

The FirePro D500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 5000M in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while Quadro 5000M is a mobile workstation one.

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