GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Quadro K500M

Place in the ranking	1040	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.39
Power efficiency	2.46	13.84
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK107	GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

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	192	10240
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	1,270 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	13.60	532.8
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	112
TMUs	16	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	DDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	912.4 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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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.

Quadro K500M 1.25

RTX 3080 Ti 70.36
+5529%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro K500M 480

RTX 3080 Ti 27050
+5535%

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	3−4 −7033%	214 +7033%
1440p	2−3 −7200%	146 +7200%
4K	1−2 −9700%	98 +9700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.60
1440p	no data	8.21
4K	no data	12.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1744%	160−170 +1744%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7200%	219 +7200%
Elden Ring	0−1	212

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1744%	160−170 +1744%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2967%	92 +2967%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −6013%	489 +6013%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −2033%	120−130 +2033%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1744%	160−170 +1744%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2567%	80 +2567%
Dota 2	1−2 −19300%	194 +19300%
Elden Ring	0−1	328
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1300%	140 +1300%
Fortnite	5−6 −5440%	270−280 +5440%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −4988%	407 +4988%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −17300%	174 +17300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1436%	210−220 +1436%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −833%	56 +833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −2386%	170−180 +2386%
World of Tanks	27−30 −933%	270−280 +933%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −11600%	110−120 +11600%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1744%	160−170 +1744%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4433%	136 +4433%
Dota 2	1−2 −21600%	217 +21600%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −1230%	130−140 +1230%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −4388%	359 +4388%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1436%	210−220 +1436%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2400%	170−180 +2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	93
World of Tanks	7−8 −6986%	450−500 +6986%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −944%	90−95 +944%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −3100%	160−170 +3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −7750%	150−160 +7750%
Valorant	6−7 −5167%	316 +5167%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1038%	182 +1038%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1113%	182 +1113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −6867%	200−210 +6867%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	63
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1113%	182 +1113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −9000%	90−95 +9000%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
Dota 2	16−18 −1219%	211 +1219%
Far Cry 5	0−1	100−110
Valorant	1−2 −19000%	191 +19000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus	174 +0%	174 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus	151 +0%	151 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

388

+0%

388

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +0%	153 +0%
Elden Ring	194 +0%	194 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +0%	153 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	269 +0%	269 +0%
Metro Exodus	141 +0%	141 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Elden Ring	104 +0%	104 +0%
Metro Exodus	76 +0%	76 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	161 +0%	161 +0%

This is how Quadro K500M and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 7033% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 7200% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 9700% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 21600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is ahead in 41 test (71%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (29%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	70.36
Recency	1 June 2012	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	350 Watt

Quadro K500M has 900% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 5528.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K500M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.