FirePro D500 vs Quadro P1000

Place in performance ranking	383	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.30	2.63
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GP107	Tahiti
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 February 2017 (7 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data
Current price	$301 (0.8x MSRP)	$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P1000 has 178% better value for money than FirePro D500.

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	640	1536
Core clock speed	1493 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1519 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	274 Watt
Texture fill rate	59.20	69.60
Floating-point performance	1,894 gflops	2,227 gflops

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	145 mm	279 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	243.8 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 mini-DisplayPort

6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	no data

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	45 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
4K	11 +10%	10−12 −10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20
+12.5%

16−18

−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	32 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	29 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Hitman 3	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	27 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +16.7%	18−20 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Hitman 3	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

This is how Quadro P1000 and FirePro D500 compete in popular games:

Quadro P1000 is 13% faster in 1080p
Quadro P1000 is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.51	10.70
Recency	1 February 2017	18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	274 Watt