GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with GeForce RTX 2060 Super, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
10.73

RTX 2060 Super outperforms FirePro D500 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking39577
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8029.50
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiTuring TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (10 years ago)2 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399
Current price$475 $374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 Super has 954% 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 cores15362176
Core clock speed725 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate69.60224.4
Floating-point performance2,227 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5080 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

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 HD27−30
−337%
118
+337%
1440p16−18
−331%
69
+331%
4K10−12
−350%
45
+350%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 88
−298%
350−400
+298%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 101
−296%
400−450
+296%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
−270%
300−310
+270%
Battlefield 5 163
−299%
650−700
+299%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
−292%
400−450
+292%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
−280%
300−310
+280%
Far Cry 5 130
−285%
500−550
+285%
Far Cry New Dawn 144
−282%
550−600
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 152
−295%
600−650
+295%
Hitman 3 94
−272%
350−400
+272%
Horizon Zero Dawn 231
−290%
900−950
+290%
Metro Exodus 144
−282%
550−600
+282%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
−269%
450−500
+269%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 228
−295%
900−950
+295%
Watch Dogs: Legion 104
−285%
400−450
+285%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85
−253%
300−310
+253%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
−297%
270−280
+297%
Battlefield 5 150
−267%
550−600
+267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
−268%
350−400
+268%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
−294%
280−290
+294%
Far Cry 5 108
−270%
400−450
+270%
Far Cry New Dawn 106
−277%
400−450
+277%
Forza Horizon 4 271
−287%
1050−1100
+287%
Hitman 3 77
−290%
300−310
+290%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
−292%
1150−1200
+292%
Metro Exodus 132
−279%
500−550
+279%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
−272%
450−500
+272%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 184
−280%
700−750
+280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 163
−299%
650−700
+299%
Watch Dogs: Legion 216
−294%
850−900
+294%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 61
−293%
240−250
+293%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
−293%
240−250
+293%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
−294%
280−290
+294%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
−287%
240−250
+287%
Far Cry 5 74
−292%
290−300
+292%
Forza Horizon 4 120
−275%
450−500
+275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
−282%
500−550
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
−285%
600−650
+285%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
−253%
300−310
+253%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
−290%
230−240
+290%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
−295%
450−500
+295%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 96
−265%
350−400
+265%
Far Cry New Dawn 114
−295%
450−500
+295%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
−285%
200−210
+285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
−283%
180−190
+283%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70
−286%
270−280
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
−275%
150−160
+275%
Far Cry 5 88
−298%
350−400
+298%
Forza Horizon 4 98
−257%
350−400
+257%
Hitman 3 58
−297%
230−240
+297%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
−254%
350−400
+254%
Metro Exodus 87
−245%
300−310
+245%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
−295%
450−500
+295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−291%
250−260
+291%
Watch Dogs: Legion 44
−286%
170−180
+286%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
−266%
300−310
+266%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 47
−283%
180−190
+283%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
−290%
160−170
+290%
Hitman 3 39
−285%
150−160
+285%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−293%
220−230
+293%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
−295%
150−160
+295%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
−290%
230−240
+290%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−271%
130−140
+271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
−279%
110−120
+279%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
−267%
110−120
+267%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
−295%
75−80
+295%
Far Cry 5 30
−267%
110−120
+267%
Forza Horizon 4 67
−288%
260−270
+288%
Horizon Zero Dawn 56
−293%
220−230
+293%
Metro Exodus 49
−288%
190−200
+288%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
−280%
95−100
+280%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42
−281%
160−170
+281%

This is how FirePro D500 and RTX 2060 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 337% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 331% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 350% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.73 42.88
Recency 18 January 2014 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a desktop one.


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