Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 474 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 35.05 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | NV36 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 23 October 2003 (21 year ago) | 2 December 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | 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 | no data | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 82 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.900 | 94.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.037 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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 |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 453 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.5 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2003 | 2 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 18 Watt |
T500 Mobile has an age advantage of 17 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 155.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and Quadro T500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 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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