Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
9.88

9060 XT 16GB outperforms D500 by a whopping 486% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking49047
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.78no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameTahitino data
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (12 years ago)2 January 2025 (1 year 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 cores15362048
Core clock speed725 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2530 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Wattno data
Texture fill rate69.60no data
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs96no data
L1 Cache384 KBno data
L2 Cache768 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDIno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD27−30
−489%
159
+489%
1440p12−14
−492%
71
+492%
4K7−8
−514%
43
+514%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 270
+0%
270
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 248
+0%
248
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 154
+0%
154
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 273
+0%
273
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 233
+0%
233
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 489% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 492% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 514% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.88 57.90
Recency 18 January 2014 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 486% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 433% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB 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 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.

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