GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
10.78
+2.4%

D500 outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

FirePro D500 FirePro D500
GTX 1050 Max-Q GTX 1050 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking429437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.719.68
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)3 January 2018 (7 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 cores1536640
Core clock speed725 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1328 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate69.6053.12
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs9640

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s112.1 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
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 HD45−50
+0%
45
+0%
1440p27−30
+0%
27
+0%
4K14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 68
+0%
68
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 127
+0%
127
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+0%
13
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 26
+0%
26
+0%
World of Tanks 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
World of Tanks 94
+0%
94
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
+0%
28
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
+0%
37
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
World of Tanks 53
+0%
53
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.78 10.53
Recency 18 January 2014 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro D500 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 265.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro D500 and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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

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