FirePro D500 vs Quadro P1000

Place in the ranking	415	429
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.80	no data
Power efficiency	20.07	2.71
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GP107	Tahiti
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	18 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	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	48.61	69.60
Floating-point processing power	1.555 TFLOPS	2.227 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	32	96

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	MXM Module	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	1502 MHz	1270 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96.13 GB/s	243.8 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131
CUDA	6.1	-

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	46 +15%	40−45 −15%
4K	11 +10%	10−12 −10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	8.15	no data
4K	34.09	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Valorant	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Dota 2	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%
Fortnite	41 +17.1%	35−40 −17.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	103 +8.4%	95−100 −8.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +16.7%	30−33 −16.7%
Valorant	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%
World of Tanks	160−170 +8%	150−160 −8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +8.6%	35−40 −8.6%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Dota 2	40−45 +20%	35−40 −20%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 +10%	80−85 −10%
Valorant	45−50 +15%	40−45 −15%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
World of Tanks	80−85 +10.7%	75−80 −10.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +9.5%	21−24 −9.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +14.8%	27−30 −14.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Valorant	27−30 +20.8%	24−27 −20.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Dota 2	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Fortnite	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Valorant	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%

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

Quadro P1000 is 15% faster in 1080p
Quadro P1000 is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.64	10.78
Recency	7 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

Quadro P1000 has a 8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 585% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro P1000 and FirePro D500.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.