ATI FirePro M5800 vs Quadro M500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M500M and FirePro M5800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M500M
2016
2 GB GDDR3, 30 Watt
3.01
+110%

M500M outperforms ATI M5800 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking776999
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.883.77
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGM108Madison
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date27 April 2016 (8 years ago)1 March 2010 (14 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 cores384400
Core clock speed1029 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data627 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt26 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9813.00
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.52 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1620

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s51.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.0-

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.

Quadro M500M 3.01
+110%
ATI M5800 1.43

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Quadro M500M 7959
+112%
ATI M5800 3760

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 HD15
−40%
21
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+18.2%
30−35
−18.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+18.2%
30−35
−18.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+18.2%
30−35
−18.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how Quadro M500M and ATI M5800 compete in popular games:

  • ATI M5800 is 40% 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 Quadro M500M is 433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M500M is ahead in 47 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.01 1.43
Recency 27 April 2016 1 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 26 Watt

Quadro M500M has a 110.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

ATI M5800, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M500M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5800 in performance tests.


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