GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q vs FirePro D500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
9.22
+1.9%

D500 outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking442449
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.679.59
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiGP107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 January 2014 (11 years ago)3 January 2018 (7 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 cores1536640
Core clock speed725 MHz1190 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1328 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate69.6053.12
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS1.7 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs9640

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s112.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

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 HD45−50
−2.2%
46
+2.2%
1440p27−30
+0%
27
+0%
4K14−16
+0%
14
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 46
+0%
46
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Fortnite 112
+0%
112
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 144
+0%
144
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 116
+0%
116
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Fortnite 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 51
+0%
51
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 34
+0%
34
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 37
+0%
37
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 94
+0%
94
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 28
+0%
28
+0%
Metro Exodus 7
+0%
7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9
+0%
9
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and GTX 1050 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1050 Max-Q is 2% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.22 9.05
Recency 18 January 2014 3 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 75 Watt

FirePro D500 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 1050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 265.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro D500 and GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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