GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
10.16
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
32.06
+216%

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q outperforms D500 by a whopping 216% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking493196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.8731.00
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTahitiTU104
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (12 years ago)2 April 2020 (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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15362560
Core clock speed725 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1155 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate69.60184.8
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS5.914 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs96160
Tensor Coresno data320
Ray Tracing Coresno data40
L1 Cache384 KB2.5 MB
L2 Cache768 KB4 MB

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s352.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.140
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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 HD30−35
−253%
106
+253%
1440p21−24
−248%
73
+248%
4K14−16
−236%
47
+236%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Palworld 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Fortnite 133
+0%
133
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Palworld 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Far Cry 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Fortnite 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
Palworld 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 108
+0%
108
+0%
Palworld 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 48
+0%
48
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 86
+0%
86
+0%
Palworld 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
Palworld 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 58
+0%
58
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 43
+0%
43
+0%
Palworld 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 253% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 248% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 236% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.16 32.06
Recency 18 January 2014 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q has a 216% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 167% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133% more advanced lithography process, and 243% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is a notebook one.

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