RTX A500 vs Quadro T500 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

T500 Mobile
2020
2 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
9.01

RTX A500 outperforms T500 Mobile by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking483312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency34.3220.06
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date2 December 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 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 cores8962048
Core clock speed1365 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate94.92113.3
Floating-point processing power3.037 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs5664
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 4.0 x8
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

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
−94.4%
70−75
+94.4%
1440p15
−80%
27−30
+80%
4K17
−76.5%
30−35
+76.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Far Cry 5 30
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−90%
95−100
+90%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Far Cry 5 28
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−90%
95−100
+90%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Far Cry 5 27
−85.2%
50−55
+85.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−80%
45−50
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−83.3%
110−120
+83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Hitman 3 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Battlefield 5 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−84.2%
70−75
+84.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Hitman 3 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−94.4%
70−75
+94.4%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

This is how T500 Mobile and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 is 94% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 is 80% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A500 is 76% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.01 17.56
Recency 2 December 2020 10 November 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 60 Watt

T500 Mobile has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has a 94.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A500 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 RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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