Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce GT 720
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 720 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T500 Mobile outperforms GT 720 by a whopping 465% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 921 | 456 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Turing (2018−2021) |
GPU code name | GK208B | TU117 |
Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 29 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | no data |
Current price | $394 (8x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 896 |
CUDA cores | 192 | no data |
Core clock speed | 797 MHz | 1365 MHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1695 MHz |
Number of transistors | 915 million | 4,700 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 25 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 12.75 | 94.92 |
Floating-point performance | 306.0 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 720 and Quadro T500 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR3 / GDDR5 | GDDR5, GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s | 10000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5) | 80 GB/s |
Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | No outputs |
Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
3D Blu-Ray | + | no data |
3D Gaming | + | no data |
3D Vision | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
CUDA | + | 7.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Quadro T500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GT 720 by 465% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Quadro T500 Mobile outperforms GeForce GT 720 by 479% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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 | 6−7
−500%
| 36
+500%
|
1440p | 2−3
−650%
| 15
+650%
|
4K | 3−4
−467%
| 17
+467%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−500%
|
30
+500%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−514%
|
40−45
+514%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−550%
|
35−40
+550%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−600%
|
27−30
+600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−560%
|
30−35
+560%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−600%
|
28
+600%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−514%
|
40−45
+514%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
−550%
|
35−40
+550%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−600%
|
27−30
+600%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−600%
|
28
+600%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−560%
|
30−35
+560%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27−30
+575%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−575%
|
27
+575%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−514%
|
40−45
+514%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−533%
|
19
+533%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−560%
|
30−35
+560%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2
−900%
|
10−11
+900%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 4−5 |
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 4−5 |
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−600%
|
14−16
+600%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 5−6 |
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 4−5 |
Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 4−5 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 5−6 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 4−5 |
Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−700%
|
8−9
+700%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−1000%
|
10−12
+1000%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 3−4 |
This is how GT 720 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is 500% faster in 1080p
- T500 Mobile is 650% faster in 1440p
- T500 Mobile is 467% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.58 | 8.93 |
Recency | 29 September 2014 | 27 May 2019 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB or 1 GB | 4 GB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 720 is a desktop 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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