Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro FX 1600M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 1600M and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 1600M
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 50 Watt
0.34
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile
2024
4 GB GDDR6, 35 Watt
27.26
+7918%

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms FX 1600M by a whopping 7918% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1293200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.4754.34
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG84AD107
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 June 2007 (17 years ago)26 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149.90 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores322048
Core clock speed625 MHz1485 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2025 MHz
Number of transistors289 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate10.00129.6
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1664
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfaceMXM-HEPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s128.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−7900%
240−250
+7900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−7400%
600−650
+7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7757%
2200−2250
+7757%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−7900%
240−250
+7900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−7400%
600−650
+7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−7678%
700−750
+7678%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7757%
2200−2250
+7757%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−7900%
240−250
+7900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%
Hitman 3 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−7400%
600−650
+7400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−7400%
300−310
+7400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−7678%
700−750
+7678%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−7757%
2200−2250
+7757%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
−7400%
450−500
+7400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−7900%
80−85
+7900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−7900%
160−170
+7900%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 27.26
Recency 1 June 2007 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 7917.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1500% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1600M in performance tests.


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