AMD Radeon Pro 455 vs AMD FirePro D500

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 455 and AMD FirePro D500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon Pro 455

AMD FirePro D500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 455

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 18% higher core clock speed: 855 MHz vs 725 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
7.8x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 274 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 October 2016 vs 18 January 2014
Core clock speed	855 MHz vs 725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 274 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3349

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D500

Around 70% higher texture fill rate: 69.6 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
Around 70% better floating-point performance: 2,227 gflops vs 1,313 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 2 GB
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18062 vs 11465
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.776 vs 33.484
Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.081 vs 573.646
Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.568 vs 2.854
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 65.789 vs 44.793
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6020 vs 4146
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3685 vs 1762
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6020 vs 4146
2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3685 vs 1762

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	69.6 GTexel / s vs 41.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,227 gflops vs 1,313 gflops
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	18062 vs 11465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	49.776 vs 33.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1063.081 vs 573.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.568 vs 2.854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	65.789 vs 44.793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6020 vs 4146
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685 vs 1762
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6020 vs 4146
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685 vs 1762

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 455
GPU 2: AMD FirePro D500

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11465

18062

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

33.484

49.776

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

573.646

1063.081

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.854

4.568

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.793

65.789

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4146

6020

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1762

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3349

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4146

6020

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1762

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3349

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 455	AMD FirePro D500
PassMark - G3D Mark	3113
PassMark - G2D Mark	705
Geekbench - OpenCL	11465	18062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	33.484	49.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	573.646	1063.081
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.854	4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.793	65.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	148.673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4146	6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1762	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4146	6020
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1762	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3349

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 455	AMD FirePro D500
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Baffin	Tahiti
Launch date	30 October 2016	18 January 2014
Place in performance rating	692	693
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	855 MHz	725 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,313 gflops	2,227 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1536
Texture fill rate	41.04 GTexel / s	69.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	274 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	4,313 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
Length		279 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB / s	243.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	5080 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0