FirePro D500 vs Radeon R9 290X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 290X with FirePro D500, including specs and performance data.

R9 290X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
19.27
+77.8%

R9 290X outperforms D500 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking290427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.90no data
Power efficiency4.552.71
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameHawaiiTahiti
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 October 2013 (11 years ago)18 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 no data

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 cores28161536
Core clock speedno data725 MHz
Boost clock speed947 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,200 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt274 Watt
Texture fill rate176.069.60
Floating-point processing power5.632 TFLOPS2.227 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs17696

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length275 mm279 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1270 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s243.8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+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 HD86
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%
4K49
+81.5%
27−30
−81.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.38no data
4K11.20no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+86%
50−55
−86%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+80%
50−55
−80%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+86%
50−55
−86%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+88.6%
35−40
−88.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 137
+82.7%
75−80
−82.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+80%
50−55
−80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+79.2%
24−27
−79.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+84.6%
65−70
−84.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+86%
50−55
−86%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+80%
35−40
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+80%
50−55
−80%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+81.3%
16−18
−81.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+92.7%
55−60
−92.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+100%
18−20
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+90%
60−65
−90%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+77.8%
18−20
−77.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Hitman 3 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+80%
55−60
−80%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+100%
14−16
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%

This is how R9 290X and FirePro D500 compete in popular games:

  • R9 290X is 91% faster in 1080p
  • R9 290X is 81% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.27 10.84
Recency 24 October 2013 18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 274 Watt

R9 290X has a 77.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 9.6% lower power consumption.

FirePro D500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The Radeon R9 290X is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 290X is a desktop 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.

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