FirePro D500 vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire with FirePro D500, including specs and performance data.
HD 8970M Crossfire outperforms D500 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 353 | 490 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.56 | 2.78 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 18 January 2014 (12 years 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 cores | 2560 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 274 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 69.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.227 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 96 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 768 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 279 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
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 | no data | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 1270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 243.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | no data | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
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 HD | 69
+72.5%
| 40−45
−72.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+78.2%
|
55−60
−78.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 35−40
+81%
|
21−24
−81%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+82.5%
|
40−45
−82.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+78.2%
|
55−60
−78.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+90%
|
30−33
−90%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+88%
|
50−55
−88%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+77.5%
|
40−45
−77.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+80%
|
30−33
−80%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+80%
|
75−80
−80%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+82.5%
|
40−45
−82.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+78.2%
|
55−60
−78.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 128
+82.9%
|
70−75
−82.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+87.3%
|
55−60
−87.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+90%
|
30−33
−90%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+88%
|
50−55
−88%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+77.5%
|
40−45
−77.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+80%
|
30−33
−80%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+80%
|
75−80
−80%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+82.5%
|
40−45
−82.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+76.2%
|
21−24
−76.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+87.3%
|
55−60
−87.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+90%
|
30−33
−90%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+77.5%
|
40−45
−77.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+77.8%
|
27−30
−77.8%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+80%
|
75−80
−80%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 90−95
+88%
|
50−55
−88%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+88.9%
|
18−20
−88.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+81.4%
|
70−75
−81.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+81.3%
|
16−18
−81.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+83.3%
|
12−14
−83.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+73.7%
|
95−100
−73.7%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+76.8%
|
95−100
−76.8%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+81.5%
|
27−30
−81.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+77.8%
|
9−10
−77.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+81%
|
21−24
−81%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+79.2%
|
24−27
−79.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
+90.5%
|
21−24
−90.5%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+77.8%
|
18−20
−77.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+75%
|
8−9
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+78.6%
|
14−16
−78.6%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+78.2%
|
55−60
−78.2%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+74.3%
|
35−40
−74.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
+87.5%
|
16−18
−87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+80%
|
10−11
−80%
|
This is how HD 8970M Crossfire and FirePro D500 compete in popular games:
- HD 8970M Crossfire is 73% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.04 | 9.88 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 18 January 2014 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 274 Watt |
HD 8970M Crossfire has a 72% higher aggregate performance score, and 37% lower power consumption.
FirePro D500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a notebook graphics card while FirePro D500 is a workstation one.
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