FirePro D500 vs Radeon R9 M395

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M395 with FirePro D500, including specs and performance data.

R9 M395
2015
4 GB GDDR5
12.73
+17.5%

R9 M395 outperforms D500 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking387422
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.85
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameno dataTahiti
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date9 June 2015 (9 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 cores17921536
Core clock speed834 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors5000 Million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data274 Watt
Texture fill rateno data69.60
Floating-point processing powerno data2.227 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data96

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data279 mm
Widthno data2-slot

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 width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1270 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data243.8 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 Connectorsno data6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+20%
70−75
−20%
Hitman 3 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+20%
70−75
−20%
Hitman 3 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+20%
70−75
−20%
Hitman 3 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+20%
60−65
−20%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+28%
50−55
−28%
Hitman 3 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Hitman 3 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+22%
50−55
−22%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.73 10.83
Recency 9 June 2015 18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB

R9 M395 has a 17.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 M395 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M395 is a notebook card while FirePro D500 is a workstation one.


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