Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce 940A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940A with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 940A
2015
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.63

T500 Mobile outperforms 940A by a whopping 212% 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 ranking852548
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.1435.16
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM108TU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date13 March 2015 (10 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 cores384896
Core clock speed1029 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistorsno data4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9894.92
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1656
L1 Cache192 KB896 KB
L2 Cache1024 KB1024 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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA5.07.5

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 HD10−12
−260%
36
+260%
1440p4−5
−275%
15
+275%
4K5−6
−240%
17
+240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+0%
31
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14
+0%
14
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GeForce 940A and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is 260% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 275% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 240% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 50 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.63 8.21
Recency 13 March 2015 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 18 Watt

T500 Mobile has a 212.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 83.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940A in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940A is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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