GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs Quadro T500 Mobile

Place in the ranking	477	235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Power efficiency	35.32	21.98
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU117	GA107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	2 December 2020 (3 years ago)	11 May 2021 (3 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	896	2048
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	712 MHz
Boost clock speed	1695 MHz	1057 MHz
Number of transistors	4,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	94.92	67.65
Floating-point processing power	3.037 TFLOPS	4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	40
TMUs	56	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	192.0 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 Connectors

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	6.6	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	7.5	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.

T500 Mobile 9.12

RTX 3050 Mobile 23.65
+159%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

T500 Mobile 7996

RTX 3050 Mobile 21358
+167%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

T500 Mobile 4225

RTX 3050 Mobile 15685
+271%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

T500 Mobile 23453

RTX 3050 Mobile 90224
+285%

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	36 −156%	92 +156%
1440p	15 −240%	51 +240%
4K	17 −94.1%	33 +94.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−657%

106
+657%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −136%	50−55 +136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −477%	75 +477%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −189%	75−80 +189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −493%	83 +493%
Far Cry 5	30 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −148%	60−65 +148%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −133%	140−150 +133%
Hitman 3	16−18 −176%	45−50 +176%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −148%	60−65 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −167%	80−85 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −66.7%	100−105 +66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −136%	50−55 +136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −377%	62 +377%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −189%	75−80 +189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −167%	45−50 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Far Cry 5	28 −96.4%	55−60 +96.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −148%	60−65 +148%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −133%	140−150 +133%
Hitman 3	16−18 −176%	45−50 +176%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −120%	110−120 +120%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −189%	80−85 +189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −148%	60−65 +148%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −310%	123 +310%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 −82.1%	50−55 +82.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −66.7%	100−105 +66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −136%	50−55 +136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −308%	53 +308%
Battlefield 5	27−30 −159%	70−75 +159%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −336%	61 +336%
Far Cry 5	27 −104%	55−60 +104%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −140%	60−65 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −133%	140−150 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −242%	65 +242%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −18.3%	71 +18.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Hitman 3	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −133%	35−40 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −700%	40 +700%
Battlefield 5	16−18 −135%	40−45 +135%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −650%	30 +650%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −150%	35−40 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −253%	130−140 +253%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −137%	130−140 +137%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Hitman 3	5−6 −580%	34 +580%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −239%	120−130 +239%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −271%	24−27 +271%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −133%	21−24 +133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −633%	44 +633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −180%	14−16 +180%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −500%	24 +500%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12 +1100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −191%	30−35 +191%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −533%	19 +533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	107 +0%	107 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	106 +0%	106 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	78 +0%	78 +0%
Metro Exodus	69 +0%	69 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	78 +0%	78 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 +0%	45 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how T500 Mobile and RTX 3050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is 156% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 240% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Mobile is 94% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 Mobile is 1100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 Mobile is ahead in 52 tests (72%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (28%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.12	23.65
Recency	2 December 2020	11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	75 Watt

T500 Mobile has 316.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 159.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3050 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.