Quadro T500 Mobile vs Quadro K4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K4000 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Quadro K4000
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
7.06

T500 Mobile outperforms K4000 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro K4000 Quadro K4000
T500 Mobile Quadro T500

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking560492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Power efficiency6.0734.37
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK106TU117
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)2 December 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 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 cores768896
Core clock speed810 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate51.8494.92
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs6456

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1404 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2
CUDA3.07.5

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 HD27−30
−33.3%
36
+33.3%
1440p10−12
−50%
15
+50%
4K12−14
−41.7%
17
+41.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p47.00no data
1440p126.90no data
4K105.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+0%
31
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+0%
28
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
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 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14
+0%
14
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Quadro K4000 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T500 Mobile is 33% faster in 1080p
  • T500 Mobile is 50% faster in 1440p
  • T500 Mobile is 42% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.06 9.00
Recency 1 March 2013 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 18 Watt

Quadro K4000 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 27.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 344.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K4000 is a workstation card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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