Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce 210
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 210 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T500 Mobile outperforms 210 by a whopping 2900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1326 | 484 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.66 | 34.26 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 October 2009 (15 years ago) | 2 December 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29.49 | 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 | 16 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 589 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30.5 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 4.160 | 94.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03936 TFLOPS | 3.037 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 56 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Height | 2.731" (6.9 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s | 80 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 | DVIVGADisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 7.5 |
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 | 1−2
−3500%
| 36
+3500%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 15 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 17 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 29.49 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 210 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is 3500% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 9.00 |
| Recency | 12 October 2009 | 2 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 18 Watt |
T500 Mobile has a 2900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 210 is a desktop card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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