Radeon 740M vs Quadro T500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.
T500 Mobile outperforms 740M by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 483 | 502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 35.84 | 40.46 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 December 2020 (3 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year 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 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 94.92 | 40.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.037 TFLOPS | 2.56 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
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 |
| 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
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
+20%
| 30−35
−20%
|
| 1440p | 15
+7.1%
| 14−16
−7.1%
|
| 4K | 17
+21.4%
| 14−16
−21.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+50%
|
20−22
−50%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+3.4%
|
27−30
−3.4%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+40%
|
20−22
−40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+3.7%
|
27−30
−3.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+4.2%
|
24−27
−4.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+3.4%
|
27−30
−3.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+12%
|
24−27
−12%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+4.8%
|
21−24
−4.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+12.5%
|
24−27
−12.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+35%
|
20−22
−35%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
−31.6%
|
24−27
+31.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+1.7%
|
55−60
−1.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14−16
−7.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+5.6%
|
35−40
−5.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+1.8%
|
55−60
−1.8%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+5.9%
|
30−35
−5.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how T500 Mobile and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is 20% faster in 1080p
- T500 Mobile is 7% faster in 1440p
- T500 Mobile is 21% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T500 Mobile is 50% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 32% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is ahead in 25 tests (35%)
- Radeon 740M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
- there's a draw in 46 tests (64%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.79 | 8.27 |
| Recency | 2 December 2020 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 15 Watt |
T500 Mobile has a 6.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 740M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro T500 Mobile and Radeon 740M.
Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 740M 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.
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