Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce 315M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 315M with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T500 Mobile outperforms 315M by a whopping 2985% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1388 | 529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.47 | 35.25 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 5 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 December 2020 (4 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 | 16 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 606 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.848 | 94.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03878 TFLOPS | 3.037 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 73 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 80 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | DisplayPortHDMIVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| 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 | 1−2
−3500%
| 36
+3500%
|
| 1440p | -0−1 | 15 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 17 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| God of War | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
| God of War | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−240%
|
85−90
+240%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−915%
|
130−140
+915%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−900%
|
90
+900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
| God of War | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−460%
|
28
+460%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−240%
|
85−90
+240%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−733%
|
75
+733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1133%
|
35−40
+1133%
|
| God of War | 4−5
−325%
|
16−18
+325%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−280%
|
19
+280%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−2900%
|
750−800
+2900%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−2900%
|
60−65
+2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−2900%
|
90−95
+2900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1900%
|
20−22
+1900%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 18−20 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14
−7.1%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2100%
|
40−45
+2100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| God of War | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 315M and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is 3500% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 315M is 7% faster.
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the T500 Mobile is 2100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 315M performs better in 1 test (2%)
- T500 Mobile performs better in 21 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 28 tests (56%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 8.33 |
| Recency | 5 January 2011 | 2 December 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 18 Watt |
GeForce 315M has 28.6% lower power consumption.
T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2985.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 315M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 315M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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