Quadro P500 vs FirePro M5950

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro M5950 and Quadro P500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro M5950
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 35 Watt
3.41

P500 outperforms M5950 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking731683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.6816.11
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameWhistlerGP108
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)5 January 2018 (6 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 cores480256
Core clock speed725 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1518 MHz
Number of transistors716 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate17.4024.29
Floating-point processing power0.696 TFLOPS0.7772 TFLOPS
ROPs816
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 sizedlarge
Bus supportn/ano data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Form factorMXM-Ano data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth57 GB/s40.1 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 M5950 3.41
Quadro P500 4.23
+24%

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 M5950 1314
Quadro P500 1630
+24%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M5950 1350
Quadro P500 3022
+124%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

FirePro M5950 1135
Quadro P500 6225
+448%

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:

900p24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Full HD26
+30%
20
−30%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−114%
15
+114%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Hitman 3 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Hitman 3 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Hitman 3 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−16.7%
27−30
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+87.5%
8
−87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−4.9%
40−45
+4.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−23.8%
24−27
+23.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how FirePro M5950 and Quadro P500 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P500 is 13% faster in 900p
  • FirePro M5950 is 30% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FirePro M5950 is 88% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro P500 is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • FirePro M5950 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • Quadro P500 is ahead in 58 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.41 4.23
Recency 4 January 2011 5 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Quadro P500 has a 24% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P500 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.


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