Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs FirePro D500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon RX 7900 GRE, including specs and performance data.
RX 7900 GRE outperforms FirePro D500 by a whopping 542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 395 | 21 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.79 | 29.22 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | RDNA 3 |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 27 July 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $475 | $723 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 7900 GRE has 947% 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 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2245 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 260 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 718.4 |
| 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 | 276 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5080 MHz | 18000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | 576.0 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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| 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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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
−567%
| 200
+567%
|
| 1440p | 18−21
−628%
| 131
+628%
|
| 4K | 12−14
−550%
| 78
+550%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 208
−525%
|
1300−1350
+525%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 110−120
−536%
|
700−750
+536%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 120−130
−520%
|
750−800
+520%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 220−230
−536%
|
1400−1450
+536%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 110−120
−530%
|
750−800
+530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 184
−525%
|
1150−1200
+525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
−541%
|
750−800
+541%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 160−170
−525%
|
1050−1100
+525%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
−525%
|
1350−1400
+525%
|
| Hitman 3 | 120−130
−515%
|
750−800
+515%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 446
−539%
|
2850−2900
+539%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140−150
−529%
|
900−950
+529%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 120−130
−505%
|
750−800
+505%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 487
−537%
|
3100−3150
+537%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
−534%
|
850−900
+534%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 110−120
−536%
|
700−750
+536%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 120−130
−520%
|
750−800
+520%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 220−230
−536%
|
1400−1450
+536%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 110−120
−530%
|
750−800
+530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 158
−533%
|
1000−1050
+533%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
−541%
|
750−800
+541%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 160−170
−525%
|
1050−1100
+525%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
−525%
|
1350−1400
+525%
|
| Hitman 3 | 120−130
−515%
|
750−800
+515%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 290−300
−536%
|
1850−1900
+536%
|
| Metro Exodus | 71
−534%
|
450−500
+534%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 120−130
−505%
|
750−800
+505%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 403
−533%
|
2550−2600
+533%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 382
−541%
|
2450−2500
+541%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
−534%
|
850−900
+534%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 110−120
−536%
|
700−750
+536%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 120−130
−520%
|
750−800
+520%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 110−120
−530%
|
750−800
+530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 148
−542%
|
950−1000
+542%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
−541%
|
750−800
+541%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 210−220
−525%
|
1350−1400
+525%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 294
−529%
|
1850−1900
+529%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 353
−537%
|
2250−2300
+537%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 209
−522%
|
1300−1350
+522%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 130−140
−534%
|
850−900
+534%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 120−130
−505%
|
750−800
+505%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
−536%
|
1050−1100
+536%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 140−150
−525%
|
900−950
+525%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 80−85
−525%
|
500−550
+525%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 85−90
−540%
|
550−600
+540%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 100−110
−519%
|
650−700
+519%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 98
−512%
|
600−650
+512%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 154
−517%
|
950−1000
+517%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
−536%
|
1050−1100
+536%
|
| Hitman 3 | 100−105
−500%
|
600−650
+500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 231
−528%
|
1450−1500
+528%
|
| Metro Exodus | 128
−525%
|
800−850
+525%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 252
−535%
|
1600−1650
+535%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
−541%
|
1000−1050
+541%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
−492%
|
450−500
+492%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 110−120
−514%
|
700−750
+514%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
−532%
|
550−600
+532%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
−480%
|
400−450
+480%
|
| Hitman 3 | 60−65
−483%
|
350−400
+483%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 100−110
−513%
|
650−700
+513%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 87
−532%
|
550−600
+532%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 125
−540%
|
800−850
+540%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 55−60
−514%
|
350−400
+514%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 50−55
−456%
|
300−310
+456%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
−488%
|
300−310
+488%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45
−522%
|
280−290
+522%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−500%
|
300−310
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
−536%
|
750−800
+536%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 140
−507%
|
850−900
+507%
|
| Metro Exodus | 109
−496%
|
650−700
+496%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
−536%
|
280−290
+536%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 70−75
−508%
|
450−500
+508%
|
This is how FirePro D500 and RX 7900 GRE compete in popular games:
- RX 7900 GRE is 567% faster in 1080p
- RX 7900 GRE is 628% faster in 1440p
- RX 7900 GRE is 550% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.73 | 68.89 |
| Recency | 18 January 2014 | 27 July 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 260 Watt |
The Radeon RX 7900 GRE 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 7900 GRE 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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