FirePro D500 vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile

Place in performance ranking	383	395
Place by popularity	88	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.11	2.80
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GP107B	Tahiti
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price	$256	$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Mobile has 297% 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	640	1536
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1354 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1493 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	274 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	59.72	69.60
Floating-point performance	no data	2,227 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and FirePro D500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	279 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
SLI options	-	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	3 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	243.8 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	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

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:

900p	73 +12.3%	65−70 −12.3%
Full HD	46 +15%	40−45 −15%
1440p	24 +14.3%	21−24 −14.3%
4K	15 +25%	12−14 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −2%	51 +2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +2.6%	39 −2.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +5.3%	38 −5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +0%	27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +6.1%	33 −6.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +0%	30 +0%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +6.1%	33 −6.1%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −2.9%	36 +2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +5.8%	52 −5.8%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −5.6%	19 +5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +3.4%	29 −3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 +2.6%	39 −2.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +0%	18 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +6.1%	33 −6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +6.1%	33 −6.1%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −5.7%	37 +5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −4.8%	22 +4.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −5.6%	18−20 +5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +3.8%	26 −3.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +3.8%	26 −3.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +0%	7 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and FirePro D500 compete in popular games:

GTX 1050 Mobile is 12% faster in 900p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 15% faster in 1080p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 14% faster in 1440p
GTX 1050 Mobile is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.55	10.73
Recency	3 January 2017	18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4000 MB	3 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	274 Watt