Radeon RX 590 vs FirePro D500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro D500 with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

FirePro D500
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 274 Watt
10.84

RX 590 outperforms D500 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data25.05
Power efficiency2.719.55
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameTahitiPolaris 30
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 January 2014 (10 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores15362304
Core clock speed725 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)274 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate69.60222.5
Floating-point processing power2.227 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs96144

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 mm241 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth243.8 GB/s256.0 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 SDI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 HD40−45
−153%
101
+153%
1440p24−27
−142%
58
+142%
4K14−16
−150%
35
+150%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.76
1440pno data4.81
4Kno data7.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+0%
86
+0%
Battlefield 5 136
+0%
136
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+0%
274
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
+0%
301
+0%
Metro Exodus 124
+0%
124
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+0%
140
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 272
+0%
272
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 113
+0%
113
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Battlefield 5 122
+0%
122
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+0%
71
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+0%
259
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+0%
287
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+0%
114
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+0%
261
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+0%
39
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+0%
62
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46
+0%
46
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+0%
91
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+0%
96
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+0%
100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+0%
51
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+0%
64
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+0%
55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 58
+0%
58
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+0%
70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+0%
203
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+0%
43
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+0%
26
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+0%
20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+0%
40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how FirePro D500 and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 153% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 142% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 150% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.84 24.38
Recency 18 January 2014 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 274 Watt 175 Watt

RX 590 has a 124.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 56.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro D500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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