G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

FirePro D500

2014

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Very weak future-proofing: 2014-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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151.3% HIGHER MSRP
$500 MSRPvs$199 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 4.5 vs 11.1 G3D/$ ($500 MSRP vs $199 MSRP).
❌321.5% higher power demand at 274W vs 65W.
❌66.1% longer card at 279mm vs 168mm.

Radeon Pro WX 3200

2019

Why buy it

✅Costs $301 less on MSRP ($199 MSRP vs $500 MSRP).
✅Delivers 144.3% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 11.1 vs 4.5 G3D/$ ($199 MSRP vs $500 MSRP).
✅Less risky long-term buy than FirePro D500: it remains the more sensible modern option while FirePro D500 is already obsolete for modern gaming.
✅Draws 65W instead of 274W, a 209W reduction.
✅Measures 168mm instead of 279mm, a 111mm shorter card that is more SFF-friendly.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2019-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.

FirePro D500

2014

Radeon Pro WX 3200

2019

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅Costs $301 less on MSRP ($199 MSRP vs $500 MSRP).
✅Delivers 144.3% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 11.1 vs 4.5 G3D/$ ($199 MSRP vs $500 MSRP).
✅Less risky long-term buy than FirePro D500: it remains the more sensible modern option while FirePro D500 is already obsolete for modern gaming.
✅Draws 65W instead of 274W, a 209W reduction.
✅Measures 168mm instead of 279mm, a 111mm shorter card that is more SFF-friendly.

Trade-offs

❌Very weak future-proofing: 2014-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already obsolete for modern gaming and is hard to recommend today.
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151.3% HIGHER MSRP
$500 MSRPvs$199 MSRP
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 4.5 vs 11.1 G3D/$ ($500 MSRP vs $199 MSRP).
❌321.5% higher power demand at 274W vs 65W.
❌66.1% longer card at 279mm vs 168mm.

Trade-offs

❌Poor future-proofing: 2019-era hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.

Quick Answers

So, is FirePro D500 better than Radeon Pro WX 3200?

Yes, but this is not really about a huge raw performance gap. The broader synthetic picture is also very close at 2,272 vs 2,209 in G3D Mark. The bigger reason to prefer FirePro D500 is the overall package: you are getting no meaningful modern upscaling stack.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon Pro WX 3200 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2019 generation instead of 2014, better upscaling support with FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, and a 14nm process instead of 28nm. That broader feature stack should age better as more games lean on modern upscaling and frame-generation support.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

FirePro D500 is the smarter buy by a wide margin. FirePro D500 is about 151.3% more expensive on MSRP at $500 MSRP versus $199 MSRP, and you are getting 2.9% higher G3D Mark. Radeon Pro WX 3200 really only makes sense now as a very cheap stopgap or a used-market placeholder.

When does Radeon Pro WX 3200 make more sense than FirePro D500?

Yes. Radeon Pro WX 3200 is still an excellent gaming GPU in 2026: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It makes more sense if your priority is newer architecture, lower power draw (65W vs 274W), future-proofing, and staying closer to $199 MSRP more than squeezing out the extra headroom of FirePro D500. The trade-off is that FirePro D500 currently gives you 2.9% higher G3D Mark. Radeon Pro WX 3200 still holds the G3D-per-dollar lead, so the performance win comes with a real value premium.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

FirePro D500 Benchmark Check

Radeon Pro WX 3200 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
1080p
low	102 FPS	53 FPS
medium	82 FPS	34 FPS
high	68 FPS	25 FPS
ultra	43 FPS	12 FPS
1440p
low	77 FPS	36 FPS
medium	61 FPS	22 FPS
high	51 FPS	12 FPS
ultra	33 FPS	6 FPS
4K
low	29 FPS	11 FPS
medium	27 FPS	7 FPS
high	18 FPS	5 FPS
ultra	16 FPS	3 FPS

Open FirePro D500 Open Radeon Pro WX 3200

Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
1080p
low	90 FPS	83 FPS
medium	65 FPS	51 FPS
high	51 FPS	38 FPS
ultra	34 FPS	23 FPS
1440p
low	51 FPS	25 FPS
medium	34 FPS	18 FPS
high	25 FPS	13 FPS
ultra	18 FPS	9 FPS
4K
low	19 FPS	7 FPS
medium	12 FPS	5 FPS
high	10 FPS	4 FPS
ultra	7 FPS	3 FPS

Open FirePro D500 Open Radeon Pro WX 3200

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
1080p
low	102 FPS	99 FPS
medium	82 FPS	80 FPS
high	68 FPS	66 FPS
ultra	51 FPS	50 FPS
1440p
low	77 FPS	75 FPS
medium	61 FPS	60 FPS
high	51 FPS	50 FPS
ultra	38 FPS	37 FPS
4K
low	51 FPS	50 FPS
medium	41 FPS	40 FPS
high	34 FPS	33 FPS
ultra	26 FPS	25 FPS

Open FirePro D500 Open Radeon Pro WX 3200

League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
1080p
low	102 FPS	99 FPS
medium	82 FPS	80 FPS
high	68 FPS	66 FPS
ultra	51 FPS	50 FPS
1440p
low	77 FPS	75 FPS
medium	61 FPS	60 FPS
high	51 FPS	50 FPS
ultra	38 FPS	37 FPS
4K
low	51 FPS	50 FPS
medium	41 FPS	40 FPS
high	34 FPS	33 FPS
ultra	26 FPS	25 FPS

Open FirePro D500 Open Radeon Pro WX 3200

Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of FirePro D500 and Radeon Pro WX 3200

FirePro D500

The FirePro D500 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 18 2014. It features the GCN 1.0 architecture. The core clock speed is 725 MHz. It has 1536 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 274W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 2,272 points.

Radeon Pro WX 3200

The Radeon Pro WX 3200 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in July 2 2019. It features the GCN 4.0 architecture. The core clock speed is 1082 MHz. It has 640 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 65W. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 2,209 points. Launch price was $199.

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Graphics Performance

The FirePro D500 scores 2,272 and the Radeon Pro WX 3200 reaches 2,209 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 2.9% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The FirePro D500 is built on GCN 1.0 while the Radeon Pro WX 3200 uses GCN 4.0, both on 28 nm vs 14 nm. Shader units: 1,536 (FirePro D500) vs 640 (Radeon Pro WX 3200). Raw compute: 2.227 TFLOPS (FirePro D500) vs 1.385 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro WX 3200).

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
G3D Mark Score	2,272+3%	2,209
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 4.0
Process Node	28 nm	14 nm
Shading Units	1536+140%	640
Compute (TFLOPS)	2.227 TFLOPS+61%	1.385 TFLOPS
ROPs	32+100%	16
TMUs	96+200%	32
L1 Cache	384 KB+140%	160 KB
L2 Cache	768 KB+50%	512 KB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards feature 4 GB of GDDR5. Bus width: 64-bit vs 64-bit. L2 Cache: 768 KB (FirePro D500) vs 512 KB (Radeon Pro WX 3200) — the FirePro D500 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Bus Width	64-bit	64-bit
L2 Cache	768 KB+50%	512 KB

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12 (FirePro D500) vs 12 (12_0) (Radeon Pro WX 3200). Vulkan: 1.2 vs 1.1. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 6 vs 4.

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
DirectX	12	12 (12_0)
Vulkan	1.2+9%	1.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	6+50%	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: VCE 1.0 (FirePro D500) vs VCE 3.4 (Polaris) (Radeon Pro WX 3200). Decoder: UVD 3.2 vs UVD 6.3. Supported codecs: H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2 (FirePro D500) vs H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Decode Only) (Radeon Pro WX 3200).

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
Encoder	VCE 1.0	VCE 3.4 (Polaris)
Decoder	UVD 3.2	UVD 6.3
Codecs	H.264,VC-1,MPEG-2	H.264,HEVC,VP9 (Decode Only)

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Power & Dimensions

The FirePro D500 draws 274W versus the Radeon Pro WX 3200's 65W — a 123.3% difference. The Radeon Pro WX 3200 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (FirePro D500) vs 350W (Radeon Pro WX 3200). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered. Card length: 279mm vs 168mm, occupying 2 vs 1 slots. Typical load temperature: 75°C vs 82°C.

Feature	FirePro D500	Radeon Pro WX 3200
TDP	274W	65W-76%
Recommended PSU	350W	350W
Power Connector	PCIe-powered	PCIe-powered
Length	279mm	168mm
Height	—	69mm
Slots	2	1-50%
Temp (Load)	75°C-9%	82°C
Perf/Watt	8.3	34.0+310%

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Value Analysis

The FirePro D500 launched at $500 MSRP, while the Radeon Pro WX 3200 launched at $199. The Radeon Pro WX 3200 costs 60.2% less ($301 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 4.5 (FirePro D500) vs 11.1 (Radeon Pro WX 3200) — the Radeon Pro WX 3200 offers 146.7% better value. The Radeon Pro WX 3200 is the newer GPU (2019 vs 2014).