GeForce RTX 2070 vs FirePro D500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D500 with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2070 outperforms D500 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 429 | 95 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 32.39 |
| Power efficiency | 2.71 | 16.54 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | TU106 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 17 October 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1536 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1620 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 10,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 233.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.227 TFLOPS | 7.465 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 96 | 144 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 288 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 36 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | 448.0 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
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 | 30−35
−330%
| 129
+330%
|
| 1440p | 21−24
−319%
| 88
+319%
|
| 4K | 14−16
−343%
| 62
+343%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.87 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.67 |
| 4K | no data | 8.05 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 110
+0%
|
110
+0%
|
| Valorant | 208
+0%
|
208
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160
+0%
|
160
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+0%
|
93
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 80
+0%
|
80
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 245
+0%
|
245
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Valorant | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Valorant | 184
+0%
|
184
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Valorant | 127
+0%
|
127
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 32
+0%
|
32
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 86
+0%
|
86
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 116
+0%
|
116
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Valorant | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
This is how FirePro D500 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:
- RTX 2070 is 330% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2070 is 319% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2070 is 343% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.78 | 41.96 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 17 October 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 175 Watt |
RTX 2070 has a 289.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 56.6% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 2070 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 is a desktop 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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