Quadro T500 Mobile vs Tesla K40c
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla K40c with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Tesla K40c outperforms T500 Mobile by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 420 | 493 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.28 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.29 | 34.59 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK180 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 2 December 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,699 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2880 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210.2 | 94.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.046 TFLOPS | 3.037 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 240 | 56 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 80 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.103 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 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 | 45−50
+25%
| 36
−25%
|
| 1440p | 18−20
+20%
| 15
−20%
|
| 4K | 21−24
+23.5%
| 17
−23.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 171.09 | no data |
| 1440p | 427.72 | no data |
| 4K | 366.62 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 90
+0%
|
90
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5
+0%
|
5
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how Tesla K40c and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- Tesla K40c is 25% faster in 1080p
- Tesla K40c is 20% faster in 1440p
- Tesla K40c is 24% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.58 | 8.94 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 2 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 18 Watt |
Tesla K40c has a 29.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1261.1% lower power consumption.
The Tesla K40c is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla K40c is a workstation card while Quadro T500 Mobile 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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