Quadro T500 Mobile vs Radeon RX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 590 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 590
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
24.38
+171%

RX 590 outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking229483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.05no data
Power efficiency9.5534.32
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 30TU117
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date15 November 2018 (6 years ago)2 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2304896
Core clock speed1469 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate222.594.92
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs14456

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s80 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA-7.5

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 590 24.38
+171%
T500 Mobile 9.01

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.

RX 590 23363
+192%
T500 Mobile 7996

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.

RX 590 16814
+298%
T500 Mobile 4225

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.

RX 590 86825
+270%
T500 Mobile 23453

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 HD101
+181%
36
−181%
1440p58
+287%
15
−287%
4K35
+106%
17
−106%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.76no data
1440p4.81no data
4K7.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+195%
21−24
−195%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+562%
12−14
−562%
Battlefield 5 136
+404%
27−30
−404%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+283%
18−20
−283%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Far Cry 5 90
+200%
30
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 90
+260%
24−27
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 274
+357%
60−65
−357%
Hitman 3 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Horizon Zero Dawn 301
+502%
50−55
−502%
Metro Exodus 124
+176%
45−50
−176%
Red Dead Redemption 2 91
+264%
24−27
−264%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
+367%
30−33
−367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 272
+353%
60−65
−353%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 113
+414%
21−24
−414%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+462%
12−14
−462%
Battlefield 5 122
+352%
27−30
−352%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 64
+256%
18−20
−256%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Far Cry 5 74
+164%
28
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 71
+184%
24−27
−184%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+332%
60−65
−332%
Hitman 3 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Horizon Zero Dawn 287
+474%
50−55
−474%
Metro Exodus 97
+246%
27−30
−246%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+196%
24−27
−196%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+280%
30−33
−280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+89.3%
28
−89.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 261
+335%
60−65
−335%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 39
+77.3%
21−24
−77.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+377%
12−14
−377%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 46
+188%
16−18
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+186%
14−16
−186%
Far Cry 5 55
+104%
27
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 91
+51.7%
60−65
−51.7%
Hitman 3 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%
Horizon Zero Dawn 96
+174%
35−40
−174%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100
+186%
35−40
−186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+168%
19
−168%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
−71.4%
60−65
+71.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 64
+205%
21−24
−205%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+208%
12−14
−208%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+1000%
5−6
−1000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+266%
35−40
−266%
Hitman 3 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Horizon Zero Dawn 72
+200%
24−27
−200%
Metro Exodus 58
+176%
21−24
−176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70
+192%
24−27
−192%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 203
+256%
55−60
−256%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+207%
14−16
−207%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 39
+179%
14−16
−179%
Far Cry New Dawn 26
+189%
9−10
−189%
Hitman 3 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+58.3%
35−40
−58.3%
Metro Exodus 36
+414%
7−8
−414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+433%
6−7
−433%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+280%
5−6
−280%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+950%
4−5
−950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 17
+240%
5−6
−240%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+318%
10−12
−318%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+186%
14−16
−186%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+333%
3−4
−333%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+200%
10−11
−200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High 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%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how RX 590 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 181% faster in 1080p
  • RX 590 is 287% faster in 1440p
  • RX 590 is 106% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 1000% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the T500 Mobile is 71% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 51 test (75%)
  • T500 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.38 9.01
Recency 15 November 2018 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 18 Watt

RX 590 has a 170.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 872.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 590 is a desktop card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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