FirePro D500 vs Radeon R9 280X

Place in performance ranking	330	395
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.93	2.69
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Thaiti XTL	Tahiti
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$11.99 (0x MSRP)	$475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 280X has 343% 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	2048	1536
Core clock speed	no data	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,313 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	274 Watt
Texture fill rate	128.0	69.60
Floating-point performance	4,096 gflops	2,227 gflops

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	275 mm	279 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	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	3 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288 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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
UVD	+	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	-	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:

Full HD	65 +44.4%	45−50 −44.4%
4K	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+50%

16−18

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Hitman 3	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +55.6%	27−30 −55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +60%	30−33 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +45.7%	35−40 −45.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +63.3%	30−33 −63.3%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+55.6%

27−30

−55.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Hitman 3	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%