RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro P400

Place in the ranking	680	314
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.50	no data
Power efficiency	9.84	20.10
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GP107	GA107S
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 February 2017 (7 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$119.99	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	256	2048
Core clock speed	1228 MHz	832 MHz
Boost clock speed	1252 MHz	1537 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	20.03	98.37
Floating-point processing power	0.641 TFLOPS	6.296 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	16	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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1002 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32.06 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

3x mini-DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	6.1	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.

Quadro P400 4.29

RTX A500 Mobile 17.52
+308%

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 P400 1648

RTX A500 Mobile 6737
+309%

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	10−12 −350%	45 +350%
1440p	6−7 −317%	25 +317%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	12.00	no data
1440p	20.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	42 +0%	42 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Elden Ring	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	32 +0%	32 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +0%	76 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	24 +0%	24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Elden Ring	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Far Cry 5	78 +0%	78 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +0%	62 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	66 +0%	66 +0%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
World of Tanks	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Dota 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	54 +0%	54 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +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%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	30−33 +0%	30−33 +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%
Valorant	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

This is how Quadro P400 and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A500 Mobile is 350% faster in 1080p
RTX A500 Mobile is 317% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.29	17.52
Recency	7 February 2017	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	60 Watt

Quadro P400 has 100% lower power consumption.

RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 308.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro P400 is a workstation card while RTX A500 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.