GeForce RTX 5060 Ti vs Quadro FX 2500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 2500M with GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, including specs and performance data.

FX 2500M
2005
512 MB GDDR3, 45 Watt
0.49

RTX 5060 Ti outperforms FX 2500M by a whopping 10361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking126757
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data85.97
Power efficiency0.8822.92
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameG71GB206
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date29 September 2005 (19 years ago)16 April 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 $379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

FX 2500M and RTX 5060 Ti have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores324608
Core clock speed500 MHz2407 MHz
Boost clock speed500 MHz2572 MHz
Number of transistors278 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate12.00370.4
Floating-point processing powerno data23.7 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36
L1 Cacheno data4.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data32 MB

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIIPCIe 5.0 x8
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

FX 2500M 0.49
RTX 5060 Ti 51.26
+10361%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 2500M Samples: 24 217
RTX 5060 Ti 22667
+10346%

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 HD1−2
−17000%
171
+17000%
1440p0−183
4K0−153

Cost per frame, $

1080p99.99
−4411%
2.22
+4411%
1440pno data4.57
4Kno data7.15
  • RTX 5060 Ti has 4411% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−13300%
130−140
+13300%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−3250%
201
+3250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−13300%
130−140
+13300%
Far Cry 5 0−1 270
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4120%
210−220
+4120%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2583%
161
+2583%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
Valorant 27−30
−968%
290−300
+968%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1535%
270−280
+1535%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−13300%
130−140
+13300%
Dota 2 10−12
−10355%
1150−1200
+10355%
Far Cry 5 0−1 248
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4120%
210−220
+4120%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−1933%
122
+1933%
Metro Exodus 0−1 130−140
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−5433%
332
+5433%
Valorant 27−30
−968%
290−300
+968%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−13300%
130−140
+13300%
Dota 2 10−12
−10355%
1150−1200
+10355%
Far Cry 5 0−1 232
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−4120%
210−220
+4120%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−1450%
93
+1450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2088%
170−180
+2088%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2533%
158
+2533%
Valorant 27−30
−968%
290−300
+968%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−7700%
150−160
+7700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−19900%
400−450
+19900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−3400%
170−180
+3400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−8600%
170−180
+8600%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−11800%
119
+11800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 150−160

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−767%
130−140
+767%
Valorant 3−4
−10233%
300−350
+10233%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4650%
95−100
+4650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 161
+0%
161
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 48
+0%
48
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+0%
101
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 37
+0%
37
+0%

This is how FX 2500M and RTX 5060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Ti is 17000% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 Ti is 19900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Ti performs better in 29 tests (51%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 51.26
Recency 29 September 2005 16 April 2025
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 180 Watt

FX 2500M has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 10361.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is a desktop one.

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