Quadro FX 1800M vs FirePro W5130M

Place in the ranking	716	1052
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.84
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Tropo	GT215
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	2 October 2015 (9 years ago)	15 June 2009 (15 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 cores	512	72
Core clock speed	900 MHz	561 MHz
Boost clock speed	925 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	727 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.60	13.46
Floating-point processing power	0.9472 TFLOPS	0.162 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	32	24

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 size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)

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	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	550 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	35.2 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	No outputs	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/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.

W5130M 3.66
+202%

FX 1800M 1.21

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.

W5130M 1409
+202%

FX 1800M 466

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

24
+243%

7−8

−243%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +28.1%	30−35 −28.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +327%	10−12 −327%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +28.1%	30−35 −28.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +28.1%	30−35 −28.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+350%

2−3

−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+75%

4−5

−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how W5130M and FX 1800M compete in popular games:

W5130M is 243% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the W5130M is 950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, W5130M surpassed FX 1800M in all 47 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.66	1.21
Recency	2 October 2015	15 June 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm

W5130M has a 202.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The FirePro W5130M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800M in performance tests.

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