GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs FirePro D500

Place in performance ranking	395	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.80	19.35
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	$475	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 591% better value for money than FirePro D500.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1536	8960
Core clock speed	725 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1260 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	274 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	69.60	478.8
Floating-point performance	2,227 gflops	no data

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 4.0 x16
Length	279 mm	285 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory bandwidth	243.8 GB/s	912.4 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

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	27−30 −563%	179 +563%
1440p	18−20 −567%	120 +567%
4K	12−14 −617%	86 +617%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20
−644%

130−140

+644%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −572%	120−130 +572%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −637%	220−230 +637%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −561%	110−120 +561%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −644%	130−140 +644%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −604%	160−170 +604%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −620%	210−220 +620%
Hitman 3	18−20 −578%	120−130 +578%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −602%	351 +602%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −581%	140−150 +581%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −589%	120−130 +589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −549%	422 +549%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −556%	118 +556%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −572%	120−130 +572%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −637%	220−230 +637%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −561%	110−120 +561%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −644%	130−140 +644%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −604%	160−170 +604%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −620%	210−220 +620%
Hitman 3	10−11 −550%	65 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −549%	290−300 +549%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −560%	66 +560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −589%	120−130 +589%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 −547%	356 +547%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −613%	321 +613%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −644%	130−140 +644%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −572%	120−130 +572%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −561%	110−120 +561%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −644%	130−140 +644%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −550%	110−120 +550%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 −620%	210−220 +620%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −558%	263 +558%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −598%	314 +598%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −588%	165 +588%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −579%	95 +579%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
−589%

120−130

+589%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −588%	160−170 +588%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −586%	140−150 +586%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −567%	80−85 +567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −617%	85−90 +617%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −556%	100−110 +556%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −630%	70−75 +630%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −600%	147 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −592%	160−170 +592%
Hitman 3	14−16 −621%	100−110 +621%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −587%	206 +587%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −544%	116 +544%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −574%	236 +574%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −594%	120−130 +594%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −600%	84 +600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
−613%

110−120

+613%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −625%	85−90 +625%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −590%	65−70 +590%
Hitman 3	12−14 −550%	78 +550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −563%	100−110 +563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −592%	83 +592%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −633%	132 +633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −613%	55−60 +613%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −575%	50−55 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −629%	50−55 +629%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −561%	110−120 +561%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −594%	125 +594%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −600%	98 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −588%	55 +588%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−640%

70−75
+640%

This is how FirePro D500 and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is 563% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 567% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 617% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.73	69.07
Recency	18 January 2014	11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	274 Watt	350 Watt