FirePro D700 vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Place in the ranking	238	373
Place by popularity	97	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.96	no data
Power efficiency	12.56	3.53
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Tahiti
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	12 December 2019 (5 years ago)	18 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1408	2048
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	274 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	108.8
Floating-point processing power	5.196 TFLOPS	3.482 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	128

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	180 mm	279 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	1370 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	263.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.5	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	77 +71.1%	45−50 −71.1%
1440p	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
4K	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.19	no data
1440p	4.02	no data
4K	6.76	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	66 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%
Elden Ring	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Counter-Strike 2	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Forza Horizon 4	133 +77.3%	75−80 −77.3%
Metro Exodus	99 +80%	55−60 −80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	108 +80%	60−65 −80%
Valorant	139 +73.8%	80−85 −73.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Counter-Strike 2	41 +70.8%	24−27 −70.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
Dota 2	112 +72.3%	65−70 −72.3%
Elden Ring	94 +70.9%	55−60 −70.9%
Far Cry 5	43 +79.2%	24−27 −79.2%
Fortnite	120−130 +71.4%	70−75 −71.4%
Forza Horizon 4	108 +80%	60−65 −80%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 +70.9%	55−60 −70.9%
Metro Exodus	66 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +68.9%	90−95 −68.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	39 +85.7%	21−24 −85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
Valorant	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
World of Tanks	250−260 +80%	140−150 −80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Counter-Strike 2	35 +94.4%	18−20 −94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
Dota 2	143 +78.8%	80−85 −78.8%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +85%	40−45 −85%
Forza Horizon 4	95 +72.7%	55−60 −72.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +68.9%	90−95 −68.9%
Valorant	114 +75.4%	65−70 −75.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
Elden Ring	51 +70%	30−33 −70%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 +83.3%	24−27 −83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +74%	100−105 −74%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
World of Tanks	150−160 +75.6%	90−95 −75.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +77.8%	27−30 −77.8%
Counter-Strike 2	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +70%	40−45 −70%
Forza Horizon 4	66 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
Metro Exodus	60 +71.4%	35−40 −71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Valorant	91 +82%	50−55 −82%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Dota 2	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
Elden Ring	20 +100%	10−11 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	42 +75%	24−27 −75%
Metro Exodus	19 +90%	10−11 −90%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42 +75%	24−27 −75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +75%	12−14 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 +100%	4−5 −100%
Dota 2	78 +73.3%	45−50 −73.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Fortnite	27−30 +81.3%	16−18 −81.3%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +81%	21−24 −81%
Valorant	25 +78.6%	14−16 −78.6%

This is how RX 5500 XT and FirePro D700 compete in popular games:

RX 5500 XT is 71% faster in 1080p
RX 5500 XT is 75% faster in 1440p
RX 5500 XT is 79% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.72	14.06
Recency	12 December 2019	18 January 2014
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	274 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 68.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 110.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro D700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while FirePro D700 is a workstation one.

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