Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
24.49
+178%

GTX 970 outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking224492
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.56no data
Power efficiency11.6234.38
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM204TU117
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1664896
Core clock speed1050 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt18 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.594.92
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs5632
TMUs10456

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
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s80 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 970 24.49
+178%
T500 Mobile 8.82

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 970 16033
+101%
T500 Mobile 7996

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.

GTX 970 11954
+183%
T500 Mobile 4225

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970 72819
+210%
T500 Mobile 23453

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 HD81
+125%
36
−125%
1440p54
+260%
15
−260%
4K38
+124%
17
−124%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.06no data
1440p6.09no data
4K8.66no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+151%
35−40
−151%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+163%
30
−163%
Fortnite 110−120
+129%
50−55
−129%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+154%
35−40
−154%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+219%
21−24
−219%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+203%
30−33
−203%
Valorant 160−170
+91.8%
85−90
−91.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+210%
21−24
−210%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+151%
35−40
−151%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+92.4%
130−140
−92.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Dota 2 120−130
+34.4%
90
−34.4%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+182%
28
−182%
Fortnite 82
+60.8%
50−55
−60.8%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+154%
35−40
−154%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+219%
21−24
−219%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+129%
31
−129%
Metro Exodus 39
+129%
16−18
−129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+203%
30−33
−203%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+189%
28
−189%
Valorant 160−170
+91.8%
85−90
−91.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+29.7%
35−40
−29.7%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+183%
18−20
−183%
Dota 2 120−130
+61.3%
75
−61.3%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+193%
27
−193%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+154%
35−40
−154%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+179%
24−27
−179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 52
+73.3%
30−33
−73.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+126%
19
−126%
Valorant 160−170
+196%
55−60
−196%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60
+17.6%
50−55
−17.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+155%
65−70
−155%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+223%
13
−223%
Metro Exodus 24
+167%
9−10
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+192%
60−65
−192%
Valorant 200−210
+113%
95−100
−113%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+247%
18−20
−247%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+218%
16−18
−218%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+200%
20−22
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+200%
14−16
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+229%
16−18
−229%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Grand Theft Auto V 46
+229%
14
−229%
Metro Exodus 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+263%
8−9
−263%
Valorant 130−140
+211%
40−45
−211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20
+122%
9−10
−122%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 75−80
+175%
28
−175%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+193%
14−16
−193%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+125%
8−9
−125%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
+175%
8−9
−175%

1440p
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

This is how GTX 970 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is 125% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 260% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 124% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970 is 263% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is ahead in 44 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.49 8.82
Recency 19 September 2014 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 18 Watt

GTX 970 has a 177.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 722.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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