RTX A500 Mobile vs Quadro NVS 130M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 130M and RTX A500 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX A500 Mobile outperforms NVS 130M by a whopping 6812% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1366 | 319 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.74 | 20.08 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | G86 | GA107S |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (2 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 | 8 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1537 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 98.37 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0128 TFLOPS | 6.296 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 96 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
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.
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.
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 | 0−1 | 44 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 27 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 4 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−600%
|
42
+600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−433%
|
32
+433%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1420%
|
76
+1420%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−300%
|
24
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−1014%
|
78
+1014%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1140%
|
62
+1140%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1933%
|
120−130
+1933%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1250%
|
50−55
+1250%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−1683%
|
210−220
+1683%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−233%
|
20
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1650%
|
35−40
+1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−771%
|
60−65
+771%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−980%
|
54
+980%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−1933%
|
120−130
+1933%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−16200%
|
160−170
+16200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45−50
+1025%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−500%
|
24−27
+500%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−1000%
|
40−45
+1000%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 16−18 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
+200%
|
2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−100%
|
30−33
+100%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 20−22 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the NVS 130M is 200% faster.
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 16200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- NVS 130M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 30 tests (50%)
- there's a draw in 29 tests (48%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 17.28 |
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 60 Watt |
NVS 130M has 500% lower power consumption.
RTX A500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6812% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 130M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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