FirePro D500 vs Radeon Pro 560X

Place in the ranking	464	427
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.72	2.71
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Tahiti
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)	18 January 2014 (10 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	1024	1536
Core clock speed	1004 MHz	725 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	274 Watt
Texture fill rate	64.26	69.60
Floating-point processing power	2.056 TFLOPS	2.227 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	64	96

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	279 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1270 MHz	1270 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB/s	243.8 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

No outputs

6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI

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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

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 HD	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
1440p	39 −2.6%	40−45 +2.6%
4K	12 +0%	12−14 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−6.7%

16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	49 −12.2%	55−60 +12.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	29 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	28 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	38 −5.3%	40−45 +5.3%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −9.4%	70−75 +9.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Metro Exodus	41 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	36 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −5.3%	60−65 +5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −10%	55−60 +10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Battlefield 5	42 −7.1%	45−50 +7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	26 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 −7.1%	30−33 +7.1%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −9.4%	70−75 +9.4%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Metro Exodus	33 −6.1%	35−40 +6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	29 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +0%	14−16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	19 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Forza Horizon 4	36 −11.1%	40−45 +11.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −13.2%	60−65 +13.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −12.9%	35−40 +12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −5%	21−24 +5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −12.9%	70−75 +12.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−8%

27−30
+8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
Hitman 3	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −8.3%	65−70 +8.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−12.5%

18−20
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−11.1%

10−11

+11.1%

This is how Pro 560X and FirePro D500 compete in popular games:

FirePro D500 is 10% faster in 1080p
FirePro D500 is 3% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.54	10.84
Recency	16 July 2018	18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	274 Watt

Pro 560X has an age advantage of 4 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 265.3% lower power consumption.

FirePro D500, on the other hand, has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The FirePro D500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation card while FirePro D500 is a workstation one.

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