T500 Max-Q vs Quadro GV100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 97 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.77 | no data |
| Architecture | Volta (2017−2020) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GV100 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 27 March 2018 (8 years ago) | 2 December 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $8,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 5120 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 1132 MHz | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1627 MHz | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 21,100 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 520.6 | 79.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.66 TFLOPS | 2.554 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 32 |
| TMUs | 320 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 640 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 10 MB | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 1024 KB |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 848 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 868.4 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
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 DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2018 | 2 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 18 Watt |
Quadro GV100 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
T500 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1289% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro GV100 and T500 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro GV100 is a workstation graphics card while T500 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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