Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce Go 7900 GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce Go 7900 GS with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
T500 Mobile outperforms 7900 GS by a whopping 1870% 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 | 1306 | 540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.61 | 35.34 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | G71 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2006 (19 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 | 27 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 375 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 375 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.500 | 94.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.037 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 20 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | large | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-II | 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 | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−825%
|
35−40
+825%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−215%
|
85−90
+215%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
−773%
|
130−140
+773%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−800%
|
90
+800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−825%
|
35−40
+825%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−460%
|
28
+460%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−215%
|
85−90
+215%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1700%
|
18−20
+1700%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−650%
|
75
+650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−825%
|
35−40
+825%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−200%
|
14−16
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−329%
|
30−33
+329%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−280%
|
19
+280%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1752%
|
500−550
+1752%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−1733%
|
55−60
+1733%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 1−2
−6400%
|
65−70
+6400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 9−10 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 18−20 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+7.1%
|
14
−7.1%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−2100%
|
40−45
+2100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−300%
|
8−9
+300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| 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
| 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%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High
| 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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
High
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| 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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how Go 7900 GS 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 Go 7900 GS is 7% faster.
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the T500 Mobile is 6400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Go 7900 GS performs better in 1 test (2%)
- T500 Mobile performs better in 22 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (52%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.40 | 7.88 |
| Recency | 18 April 2006 | 2 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 18 Watt |
T500 Mobile has a 1870% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.
The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7900 GS in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce Go 7900 GS is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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