Radeon RX 5700 vs FirePro D500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon RX 5700, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
10.28

RX 5700 outperforms D500 by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking435130
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data42.96
Power efficiency2.6914.28
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiNavi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores15362304
Core clock speed725 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate69.60248.4
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS7.949 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs96144

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length279 mm268 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s

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 SDI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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
−287%
116
+287%
1440p18−21
−289%
70
+289%
4K12−14
−258%
43
+258%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.01
1440pno data4.99
4Kno data8.12

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 214
+0%
214
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 113
+0%
113
+0%
Valorant 182
+0%
182
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 176
+0%
176
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 57
+0%
57
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+0%
63
+0%
Dota 2 143
+0%
143
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 175
+0%
175
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 137
+0%
137
+0%
Metro Exodus 102
+0%
102
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 215
+0%
215
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 100
+0%
100
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 155
+0%
155
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Valorant 160
+0%
160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 110
+0%
110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 72
+0%
72
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 132
+0%
132
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 64
+0%
64
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Valorant 56
+0%
56
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 287% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 289% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 258% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.28 35.88
Recency 18 January 2014 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 180 Watt

RX 5700 has a 249% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 52.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5700 is a desktop one.


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