Quadro M1000M vs FirePro V7900

Place in performance ranking	555	502
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.39	0.88
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Cayman	GM107
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	24 May 2011 (13 years ago)	2 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$200.89
Current price	$165	$706 (3.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro V7900 has 172% better value for money than M1000M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	512
Core clock speed	725 MHz	993 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1072 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	58.00	31.78
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops	1,017 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro V7900 and Quadro M1000M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Length	279 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB/4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	80 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
Display Port	no data	1.2
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12
Shader Model	5.0	5.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	no data	5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 V7900 5.97

M1000M 7.42
+24.3%

Quadro M1000M outperforms FirePro V7900 by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro V7900 2304

M1000M 2867
+24.4%

Quadro M1000M outperforms FirePro V7900 by 24% in Passmark.

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:

Full HD	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
4K	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−33.3%

12−14

+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −33.3%	35−40 +33.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −33.3%	35−40 +33.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −35.7%	19 +35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −33.3%	35−40 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −37.5%	30−35 +37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −37.5%	11 +37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−31.3%

21−24
+31.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Hitman 3	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−30%

12−14
+30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −40%	7 +40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%