GPU Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER compare to the AMD FirePro D500 in the only shared benchmark?

A: In the Geekbench Vulkan test, the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 90,637, while the FirePro D500 scores 18,533. That is a 389.1% difference, with the NVIDIA card winning the only head-to-head benchmark.

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score overall?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 20,282, placing it in the 65th percentile of all GPUs. The FirePro D500 has an average score of 18,533, placing it in the 62nd percentile.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to each card based on average score?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER sits within 1.5% of the NVIDIA Quadro M4000M (20,480), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (20,534), Intel Arc B570 (20,556), and Intel Arc A750 (20,582). The FirePro D500 is within 0.9% of the AMD Radeon RX 560X (18,626), Intel Arc A770M (18,383), AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT (18,685), and AMD Radeon RX 460 (18,373).

Q: What are the memory specifications of each card?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. The FirePro D500 has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 243.8 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher pixel and texture rates?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER achieves 113.3 GPixel/s and 283.2 GTexel/s. The FirePro D500 achieves 23.20 GPixel/s and 69.60 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA card is roughly 4.9x faster in pixel rate and 4.1x faster in texture rate.

Q: What are the production statuses and release dates?

A: Both cards are end-of-life. The RTX 2070 SUPER was released on 2019-07-08, while the FirePro D500 was released on 2014-01-17.

The Verdict

The data presents a clear hierarchy. The RTX 2070 SUPER outperforms the FirePro D500 in every measurable category where both have data. In the sole shared benchmark, the NVIDIA card leads by 389.1%. The average benchmark scores confirm the gap: 20,282 versus 18,533, a difference of roughly 9.4%. The RTX 2070 SUPER also sits at the 65th percentile versus the 62nd percentile for the FirePro D500.

For users choosing between these two, the RTX 2070 SUPER is the obvious pick for any workload involving Vulkan or modern graphics APIs. Its shading unit count (2560 versus 1536), texture units (160 versus 96), and ROPs (64 versus 32) all favor the NVIDIA card. The FirePro D500, with its older GCN 1.0 architecture, 28 nm process, and 3 GB of GDDR5 memory, is fundamentally outclassed.

That said, the FirePro D500 has its own niche. Its 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 outputs and 1x SDI output suggest it was designed for multi-display professional setups. The RTX 2070 SUPER, by contrast, offers 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. For legacy workstation environments that rely on SDI connectivity, the FirePro D500 retains a hardware advantage that raw compute scores do not capture.

The verdict is straightforward: the RTX 2070 SUPER wins on performance, memory capacity, bandwidth, and modern feature support. The FirePro D500 wins only on specialized display output flexibility.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data contains exactly one test: Geekbench Vulkan. The RTX 2070 SUPER scores 90,637, and the FirePro D500 scores 18,533. The delta is 389.1%, making the NVIDIA card nearly 4.9 times faster in this workload. This is not a marginal win; it is a generational gap.

Looking at the broader benchmark suite, the RTX 2070 SUPER has ten recorded scores. Its best results include 83,358 in Geekbench OpenCL, 18,169 in Passmark G3D, and 7,557 in Passmark GPU Compute. The FirePro D500 has only one recorded benchmark: the Geekbench Vulkan score of 18,533. That single data point also serves as its average benchmark score.

The nearest rivals for the RTX 2070 SUPER in the average score ranking are all within 1.5%: the Quadro M4000M is just 1% lower, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 1.2% lower, the Arc B570 is 1.3% lower, and the Arc A750 is 1.5% lower. This clustering suggests the RTX 2070 SUPER is competitive with a range of mid-to-high-end GPUs from multiple generations.

For the FirePro D500, the nearest rivals are the RX 560X (0.5% lower), Arc A770M (0.8% higher), Radeon Pro 5700 XT (0.8% lower), and RX 460 (0.9% higher). The FirePro D500 sits in a performance tier occupied by entry-level and older mid-range cards, not modern high-end parts.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every specification field. The RTX 2070 SUPER uses a 12 nm process node, while the FirePro D500 uses a 28 nm node. Transistor counts differ significantly: 13,600 million for the NVIDIA card versus 4,313 million for the AMD card. Die sizes are 545 mm² and 352 mm², respectively. Transistor density is 25.0M / mm² for the RTX 2070 SUPER and 12.3M / mm² for the FirePro D500.

Clock speeds also diverge. The RTX 2070 SUPER has a base clock of 1605 MHz and a boost clock of 1770 MHz. The FirePro D500 has no listed base or boost clock. Memory clocks are 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for the NVIDIA card and 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective) for the AMD card.

Memory capacity and bandwidth favor the RTX 2070 SUPER: 8 GB of GDDR6 versus 3 GB of GDDR5, with 448.0 GB/s versus 243.8 GB/s. Bus widths are 256-bit and 384-bit, respectively. The FirePro D500 has a wider memory bus but less total bandwidth due to slower memory technology and lower clock speeds.

Compute resources differ substantially. The RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The FirePro D500 has 1536 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA card also features 40 RT cores and 320 tensor cores; the AMD card has none. FP32 performance is 9.062 TFLOPS for the RTX 2070 SUPER versus 2.227 TFLOPS for the FirePro D500. The NVIDIA card also lists FP16 performance at 18.12 TFLOPS (2:1), while the AMD card has no FP16 figure.

Power requirements differ as well. The RTX 2070 SUPER has a TDP of 215 W and a suggested PSU of 550 W. The FirePro D500 has a TDP of 274 W and a suggested PSU of 600 W. The NVIDIA card uses 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin connectors; the AMD card lists no power connector information.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is substantial. The RTX 2070 SUPER is built on NVIDIA's Turing architecture, using the TU104 chip. It belongs to the GeForce 20-series generation. The FirePro D500 uses AMD's GCN 1.0 architecture with the Tahiti chip, belonging to the FirePro Data Center (Dx00) generation.

The manufacturing processes reflect their eras: 12 nm for Turing versus 28 nm for GCN 1.0. The RTX 2070 SUPER packs 13,600 million transistors into a 545 mm² die, achieving a density of 25.0M / mm². The FirePro D500 has 4,313 million transistors on a 352 mm² die, with a density of 12.3M / mm².

Feature support diverges sharply on modern APIs. The RTX 2070 SUPER supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The FirePro D500 supports DirectX 12 (11_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.170. The NVIDIA card also includes dedicated RT cores for ray tracing and tensor cores for AI workloads, neither of which exist on the FirePro D500.

The RTX 2070 SUPER's predecessor is the GeForce 10 series, and its successor is the GeForce 30 series. The FirePro D500's predecessor is the FirePro Terascale line, and its successor is Radeon Instinct. This places the two cards in entirely different product lineages and market segments.

Display outputs reflect their intended uses. The RTX 2070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. The FirePro D500 offers 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 and 1x SDI. The RTX 2070 SUPER's launch MSRP was 499 USD; the FirePro D500 has no listed launch MSRP.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 2070 SUPER wins on virtually every computational metric. It is 389.1% faster in the sole shared Vulkan benchmark. It has 67% more shading units, 67% more TMUs, and 100% more ROPs. Its FP32 throughput is 4.1x higher. Memory bandwidth is 1.8x higher. Pixel rate is 4.9x higher. Texture rate is 4.1x higher. It supports newer API versions across the board, including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4.

For gaming, modern content creation, ray-traced workloads, and AI-accelerated tasks, the RTX 2070 SUPER is the only viable option between the two. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is more than double the FirePro D500's 3 GB, which matters for high-resolution textures and large datasets. The presence of RT cores and tensor cores adds capabilities the FirePro D500 cannot match at all.

The FirePro D500 has one clear advantage: display connectivity. Its 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 outputs and 1x SDI interface make it suitable for video wall installations, broadcast environments, or multi-monitor professional setups that require SDI output. No other specification field favors the AMD card.

In terms of power efficiency, the RTX 2070 SUPER delivers higher performance with a lower TDP (215 W versus 274 W) and a lower suggested PSU (550 W versus 600 W). This is notable given the performance disparity.

For users with legacy GCN-optimized professional software, the FirePro D500 might still function adequately, but the data shows it operates in a different performance class. Its nearest rivals are entry-level cards like the RX 460 and RX 560X, not modern high-end parts. The RTX 2070 SUPER, by contrast, trades blows with the RTX 3070 Mobile and Intel Arc B570.

The verdict is unambiguous. The RTX 2070 SUPER is the superior GPU for essentially all compute and graphics workloads. The FirePro D500's only reason to exist in a comparison is its unique SDI and multi-display output configuration.