RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro NVS 130M

Place in the ranking	1363	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.72	20.11
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G86	GA107S
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)

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	8	2048
Core clock speed	400 MHz	832 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	1.600	98.37
Floating-point processing power	0.0128 TFLOPS	6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	4	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Interface

PCIe 2.0 x16

PCIe 4.0 x16

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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	96 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	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.

NVS 130M 0.25

RTX A500 Mobile 17.53
+6912%

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.

NVS 130M 97

RTX A500 Mobile 6739
+6847%

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	0−1	44
1440p	-0−1	25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −425%	42 +425%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −300%	32 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1420%	76 +1420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −925%	40−45 +925%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −200%	24 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1200%	78 +1200%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1140%	62 +1140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1933%	120−130 +1933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −925%	40−45 +925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1683%	210−220 +1683%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −150%	20 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1650%	35−40 +1650%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −917%	60−65 +917%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −980%	54 +980%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1933%	120−130 +1933%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−16000%

160−170
+16000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −11.1%	10 +11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Valorant	4−5 −1000%	40−45 +1000%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	0−1	50−55
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	16−18
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Dota 2	14−16 −100%	30−33 +100%
Valorant	0−1	20−22

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Elden Ring	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	66 +0%	66 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 +0%	30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Fortnite	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 16000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 30 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.25	17.53
Recency	9 May 2007	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt

NVS 130M has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6912% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 130M in performance tests.

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