RTX A500 vs Quadro T500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.
RTX A500 outperforms T500 Mobile by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 474 | 307 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 35.05 | 20.22 |
Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
GPU code name | TU117 | GA107 |
Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
Release date | 2 December 2020 (3 years ago) | 10 November 2021 (2 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 | 1440 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 1770 MHz |
Number of transistors | 4,700 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 60 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 94.92 | 113.3 |
Floating-point processing power | 3.037 TFLOPS | 7.25 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 32 | 32 |
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 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
Width | no data | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 112.0 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 | 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 | 6.7 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
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 HD | 36
−80.6%
| 65−70
+80.6%
|
1440p | 15
−80%
| 27−30
+80%
|
4K | 17
−76.5%
| 30−35
+76.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
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
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
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
−66.7%
|
30−33
+66.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
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
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
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
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−84.2%
|
70−75
+84.2%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
−75.4%
|
100−105
+75.4%
|
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
−80.6%
|
65−70
+80.6%
|
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 81% faster in 1080p
- RTX A500 is 80% faster in 1440p
- RTX A500 is 76% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 9.11 | 17.52 |
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 92.3% 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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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