Quadro K500M vs FirePro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M2000 and Quadro K500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro M2000
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 33 Watt
1.11

K500M outperforms M2000 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10851040
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.322.46
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTurksGK107
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 July 2012 (12 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 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 cores480192
Core clock speed500 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors716 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate12.0013.60
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Form factorchip-downno 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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M2000 1.11
Quadro K500M 1.25
+12.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M2000 425
Quadro K500M 480
+12.9%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p9
−11.1%
10−12
+11.1%
Full HD14
+0%
14−16
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
World of Tanks 24−27
−8%
27−30
+8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 1−2
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring 0−1 0−1

This is how FirePro M2000 and Quadro K500M compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K500M is 11% faster in 900p
  • A tie in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Quadro K500M is 25% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro K500M is ahead in 7 tests (20%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (80%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.11 1.25
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 35 Watt

FirePro M2000 has 6.1% lower power consumption.

Quadro K500M, on the other hand, has a 12.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro K500M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M2000 in performance tests.


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