GeForce GT 1010 vs Quadro T500 Mobile

Quadro T400 Mobile Quadro T500 Mobile Quadro T600 Mobile Quadro T1000 Mobile Quadro T1000 Max-Q Quadro T1200 Max-Q Quadro T1200 Mobile Quadro T2000 Mobile Quadro T2000 Max-Q T500 Max-Q T550 Mobile T600 Max-Q
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GT 1010 GT 1010 DDR4 GT 1030 GT 1030 DDR4 GT 1030 GK107

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with GeForce GT 1010, including specs and performance data.

T500 Mobile
2020
2 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
7.75
+187%

T500 Mobile outperforms GT 1010 by a whopping 187% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

T500 Mobile Quadro T500
GT 1010 GT 1010

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking496765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency34.307.17
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU117GP108
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date2 December 2020 (4 years ago)13 January 2021 (4 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 cores896256
Core clock speed1365 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1468 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt30 Watt
Texture fill rate94.9223.49
Floating-point processing power3.037 TFLOPS0.7516 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs5616

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data147 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s40.1 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.66.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA7.56.1

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 HD36
+200%
12−14
−200%
1440p15
+200%
5−6
−200%
4K17
+240%
5−6
−240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Far Cry 5 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Fortnite 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Valorant 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%
Dota 2 90
+200%
30−33
−200%
Far Cry 5 28
+211%
9−10
−211%
Fortnite 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+211%
9−10
−211%
Valorant 80−85
+211%
27−30
−211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
Dota 2 75
+213%
24−27
−213%
Far Cry 5 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+217%
6−7
−217%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+219%
16−18
−219%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Valorant 95−100
+217%
30−33
−217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14
+250%
4−5
−250%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Valorant 40−45
+214%
14−16
−214%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Dota 2 28
+211%
9−10
−211%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how T500 Mobile and GT 1010 compete in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is 200% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 200% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 240% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.75 2.70
Recency 2 December 2020 13 January 2021
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 30 Watt

T500 Mobile has a 187% higher aggregate performance score, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

GT 1010, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 1010 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 1010 is a desktop one.

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