Radeon 680M vs Quadro T500 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with Radeon 680M, including specs and performance data.

T500 Mobile
2020
2 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
8.91
+4.1%

T500 Mobile outperforms 680M by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking492506
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency34.5011.93
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117Rembrandt+
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 December 2020 (4 years ago)3 January 2023 (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 cores896768
Core clock speed1365 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate94.92105.6
Floating-point processing power3.037 TFLOPS3.379 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs5648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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
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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1250 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth80 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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 Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.5-

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.

T500 Mobile 8.91
+4.1%
Radeon 680M 8.56

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
Radeon 680M 10371
+29.7%

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
Radeon 680M 6865
+62.5%

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
Radeon 680M 43225
+84.3%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

T500 Mobile 1788
Radeon 680M 2303
+28.8%

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
−2.8%
37
+2.8%
1440p15
−13.3%
17
+13.3%
4K17
+54.5%
11
−54.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Far Cry 5 30
−26.7%
38
+26.7%
Fortnite 50−55
+4.1%
45−50
−4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−81%
38
+81%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
Valorant 85−90
+3.7%
80−85
−3.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+3.1%
120−130
−3.1%
Dota 2 90
+26.8%
71
−26.8%
Far Cry 5 28
−25%
35
+25%
Fortnite 50−55
+4.1%
45−50
−4.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+5%
20−22
−5%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
−16.1%
36
+16.1%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−35.3%
23
+35.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−42.9%
40
+42.9%
Valorant 85−90
+3.7%
80−85
−3.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
Dota 2 75
+23%
61
−23%
Far Cry 5 27
−22.2%
33
+22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.8%
35−40
−2.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
−26.3%
24
+26.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+4.1%
45−50
−4.1%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+4.8%
60−65
−4.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−30.8%
17
+30.8%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Valorant 95−100
+3.3%
90−95
−3.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−16.7%
21
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−62.5%
13
+62.5%
Valorant 40−45
+4.8%
40−45
−4.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 28
+55.6%
18
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 47
+0%
47
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+0%
38
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 37
+0%
37
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 23
+0%
23
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+0%
28
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 20
+0%
20
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21
+0%
21
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21
+0%
21
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Valorant 146
+0%
146
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+0%
17
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
+0%
4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how T500 Mobile and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 680M is 3% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 680M is 13% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 55% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T500 Mobile is 56% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 680M is 81% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (42%)
  • Radeon 680M is ahead in 12 tests (18%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.91 8.56
Recency 2 December 2020 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 50 Watt

T500 Mobile has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro T500 Mobile and Radeon 680M.

Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 680M is a mobile workstation one.

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NVIDIA Quadro T500 Mobile
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