FirePro D500 vs Radeon R9 M395

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Aggregated performance score

R9 M395
2015
4096 MB GDDR5
12.98
+21.3%

Radeon R9 M395 outperforms FirePro D500 by a significant 21% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking362394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.012.64
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameno dataTahiti
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date9 June 2015 (8 years ago)18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Current price$1288 $475

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro D500 has 31% better value for money than R9 M395.

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 cores17921536
Core clock speed834 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data274 Watt
Texture fill rateno data69.60
Floating-point performanceno data2,227 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M395 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz5080 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data243.8 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 Connectorsno data6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Eyefinity1no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1no data
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio+no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Hitman 3 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+22.2%
18−20
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Hitman 3 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Hitman 3 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.98 10.70
Recency 9 June 2015 18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB

The Radeon R9 M395 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M395 is a notebook card while FirePro D500 is a workstation one.


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