Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 590

Place in the ranking	490	483
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Power efficiency	1.74	35.84
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GF110	TU117
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)	2 December 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	512	896
CUDA cores	1024	no data
Core clock speed	607 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	18 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	38.91	94.92
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	64	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	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	279 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	2 GB
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 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	Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort	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	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 590 8.66

T500 Mobile 8.79
+1.5%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 590 9167
+14.6%

T500 Mobile 7996

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 590 6680
+58.1%

T500 Mobile 4225

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:

900p	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Full HD	108 +200%	36 −200%
1200p	112 +1.8%	110−120 −1.8%
1440p	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%
4K	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%

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 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −50%	30 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −3.4%	60−65 +3.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −3.8%	27−30 +3.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −40%	28 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −3.4%	60−65 +3.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −2%	50−55 +2%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −7.7%	27−30 +7.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −4.2%	24−27 +4.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −3.4%	30−33 +3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −16.7%	28 +16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −4.8%	21−24 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −35%	27 +35%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −3.4%	60−65 +3.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +26.3%	19 −26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −1.7%	60−65 +1.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+0%

24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −5.6%	35−40 +5.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −3.6%	55−60 +3.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+0%

14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −5.9%	35−40 +5.9%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
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%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

+0%

8−9
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +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

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how GTX 590 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 590 is 4% faster in 900p
GTX 590 is 200% faster in 1080p
GTX 590 is 2% faster in 1200p
T500 Mobile is 7% faster in 1440p
T500 Mobile is 6% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 590 is 26% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T500 Mobile is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 590 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
T500 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 33 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.66	8.79
Recency	24 March 2011	2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	18 Watt

GTX 590 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1927.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 590 and Quadro T500 Mobile.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 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.