Quadro T500 Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile

Place in the ranking	127	481
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.25	34.31
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GA104	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 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	5120	896
Core clock speed	1110 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	1560 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	249.6	94.92
Floating-point processing power	15.97 TFLOPS	3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs	80	32
TMUs	160	56
Tensor Cores	160	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	40	no data

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	PCIe 4.0 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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	80 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.6	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. 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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 37.29
+314%

T500 Mobile 9.00

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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 33996
+325%

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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+503%

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.

RTX 3070 Mobile 136558
+482%

T500 Mobile 23453

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3070 Mobile 9619
+438%

T500 Mobile 1788

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	116 +222%	36 −222%
1440p	74 +393%	15 −393%
4K	45 +165%	17 −165%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

119
+750%

14−16

−750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +259%	21−24 −259%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +600%	12−14 −600%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +322%	18−20 −322%
Cyberpunk 2077	107 +664%	14−16 −664%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +170%	30 −170%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +272%	24−27 −272%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +210%	60−65 −210%
Hitman 3	114 +571%	16−18 −571%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +214%	50−55 −214%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +348%	27−30 −348%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +252%	24−27 −252%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	130−140 +350%	30−33 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +110%	60−65 −110%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	188 +755%	21−24 −755%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +485%	12−14 −485%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +344%	27−30 −344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +322%	18−20 −322%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +529%	14−16 −529%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +189%	28 −189%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +272%	24−27 −272%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +210%	60−65 −210%
Hitman 3	106 +524%	16−18 −524%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +214%	50−55 −214%
Metro Exodus	143 +411%	27−30 −411%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +224%	24−27 −224%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 +510%	30−33 −510%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +175%	28 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	181 +202%	60−65 −202%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +259%	21−24 −259%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +423%	12−14 −423%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +322%	18−20 −322%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +429%	14−16 −429%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +200%	27 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	167 +178%	60−65 −178%
Hitman 3	98 +367%	21−24 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +340%	30−33 −340%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	168 +320%	40−45 −320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	94 +395%	19 −395%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

82
+356%

18−20

−356%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +344%	16−18 −344%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +375%	12−14 −375%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +960%	5−6 −960%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 +1075%	4−5 −1075%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +330%	10−11 −330%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +455%	35−40 −455%
Hitman 3	68 +325%	16−18 −325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	112 +315%	27−30 −315%
Metro Exodus	91 +333%	21−24 −333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	125 +317%	30−33 −317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +342%	12−14 −342%
Watch Dogs: Legion	159 +179%	55−60 −179%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

73
+356%

16−18

−356%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +363%	8−9 −363%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Hitman 3	38 +660%	5−6 −660%
Horizon Zero Dawn	119 +231%	35−40 −231%
Metro Exodus	71 +914%	7−8 −914%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 +967%	6−7 −967%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 +725%	4−5 −725%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Cyberpunk 2077	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +745%	10−12 −745%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +344%	16−18 −344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27 +800%	3−4 −800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

44
+340%

10−11

−340%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

This is how RTX 3070 Mobile and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is 222% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 393% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Mobile is 165% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3070 Mobile is 2100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3070 Mobile is ahead in 51 test (75%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	37.29	9.00
Recency	12 January 2021	2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	18 Watt

RTX 3070 Mobile has a 314.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has 594.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook graphics 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.