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.
D500 outperforms GTX 1050 Max-Q by a minimal 2% 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 | 444 | 450 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.67 | 9.56 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GP107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 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 cores | 1536 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 1190 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1328 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 274 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 69.60 | 53.12 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.227 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 96 | 40 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1270 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 243.8 GB/s | 112.1 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 Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
| 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 HD | 45−50
−2.2%
| 46
+2.2%
|
| 1440p | 27−30
+0%
| 27
+0%
|
| 4K | 14−16
+0%
| 14
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+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 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+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
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+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 67 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.22 | 9.03 |
| 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 2.1% 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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