NVIDIA T1000 8 GB satisfies 93% minimum and 80% recommended requirements of all games known to us.
RTX A500 vs T1000 8 GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared T1000 8 GB and RTX A500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
T1000 8 GB
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
17.34
+15.4%
RTX A500
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
15.03
T1000 8 GB outperforms A500 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 327 | 363 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 27.91 | 20.17 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 May 2021 (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 cores | 896 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1065 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1395 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 78.12 | 113.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.5 TFLOPS | 7.25 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 156 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
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Official system requirements
Reviewed graphics cards performance compared to Fortnite system requirements.
T1000 8 GB
+15.4%
RTX A500
Projected FPS in various settings and resolutions
Average frames per second in Fortnite with T1000 8 GB and RTX A500 (according to our approximations). Frames per second may vary depending on operating system and other factors.
low settings / 720p
220−230
+6.1%
low settings / 720p
210−220
−6.1%
medium settings / 1080p
150−160
+7.9%
medium settings / 1080p
140−150
−7.9%
high settings / 1080p
85−90
+14.1%
high settings / 1080p
75−80
−14.1%
ultra settings / 1080p
65−70
+15%
ultra settings / 1080p
60−65
−15%
QHD / 1440p
40−45
+19.4%
QHD / 1440p
35−40
−19.4%
4K / 2160p
18−20
+18.8%
4K / 2160p
16−18
−18.8%
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.34 | 15.03 |
| Recency | 6 May 2021 | 10 November 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 60 Watt |
T1000 8 GB has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 20% lower power consumption.
RTX A500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.
The T1000 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.
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