GeForce RTX 5090 vs Quadro T500 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5090, including specs and performance data.

T500 Mobile
2020
2 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
7.75

RTX 5090 outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 1024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4962
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.93
Power efficiency34.2812.06
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU117GB202
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date2 December 2020 (4 years ago)30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores89621760
Core clock speed1365 MHz2017 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2407 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt575 Watt
Texture fill rate94.921,637
Floating-point processing power3.037 TFLOPS104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs56680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA7.510.1
DLSS-+

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
−542%
231
+542%
1440p15
−1187%
193
+1187%
4K17
−794%
152
+794%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.65
1440pno data10.36
4Kno data13.15

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−432%
190−200
+432%
Far Cry 5 30
−630%
210−220
+630%
Fortnite 50−55
−492%
300−350
+492%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−830%
300−350
+830%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−928%
250−260
+928%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
Valorant 80−85
−710%
650−700
+710%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−432%
190−200
+432%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−112%
270−280
+112%
Dota 2 90
−1011%
1000−1050
+1011%
Far Cry 5 28
−682%
210−220
+682%
Fortnite 50−55
−492%
300−350
+492%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−830%
300−350
+830%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
−928%
250−260
+928%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
−461%
170−180
+461%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−306%
69
+306%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−1457%
400−450
+1457%
Valorant 80−85
−710%
650−700
+710%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−432%
190−200
+432%
Dota 2 75
−967%
800−850
+967%
Far Cry 5 27
−711%
210−220
+711%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−830%
300−350
+830%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
−490%
170−180
+490%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−1784%
358
+1784%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
−492%
300−350
+492%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
−694%
500−550
+694%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−1200%
160−170
+1200%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−2144%
202
+2144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−977%
140−150
+977%
Valorant 95−100
−411%
450−500
+411%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−932%
190−200
+932%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−1124%
200−210
+1124%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−1430%
300−350
+1430%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−788%
150−160
+788%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14
−1236%
180−190
+1236%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−4075%
167
+4075%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−4725%
386
+4725%
Valorant 40−45
−655%
300−350
+655%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−1411%
130−140
+1411%
Dota 2 28
−971%
300−310
+971%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1789%
170−180
+1789%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−2079%
300−350
+2079%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1100%
95−100
+1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−888%
75−80
+888%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 327
+0%
327
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 128
+0%
128
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 87
+0%
87
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

This is how T500 Mobile and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is 542% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 is 1187% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 is 794% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 4725% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 is ahead in 41 test (68%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.75 87.10
Recency 2 December 2020 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 575 Watt

T500 Mobile has 3094.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 1023.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 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 5090 is a desktop one.

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