Quadro T500 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q and Quadro T500 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3000 Max-Q
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
21.72
+141%

RTX 3000 Max-Q outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking256488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency24.9734.56
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameTU106TU117
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date27 May 2019 (5 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 cores2304896
Core clock speed600 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1215 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate175.094.92
Floating-point processing power5.599 TFLOPS3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs14456
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.57.5

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 3000 Max-Q 21.72
+141%
T500 Mobile 9.02

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 3000 Max-Q 17523
+119%
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 3000 Max-Q 13617
+222%
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 3000 Max-Q 66284
+183%
T500 Mobile 23453

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3000 Max-Q 5048
+182%
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 HD74
+106%
36
−106%
1440p45
+200%
15
−200%
4K33
+94.1%
17
−94.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 63
+117%
27−30
−117%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
+225%
8
−225%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+158%
35−40
−158%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+164%
21−24
−164%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+221%
24−27
−221%
Valorant 119
+250%
30−35
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+134%
27−30
−134%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+267%
6
−267%
Dota 2 99
+10%
90
−10%
Far Cry 5 80
+186%
28
−186%
Fortnite 110−120
+113%
50−55
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+158%
35−40
−158%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+164%
21−24
−164%
Grand Theft Auto V 85
+174%
31
−174%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+101%
70−75
−101%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+146%
28
−146%
Valorant 85−90
+156%
30−35
−156%
World of Tanks 240−250
+82%
130−140
−82%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+93.1%
27−30
−93.1%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+144%
16−18
−144%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+260%
5
−260%
Dota 2 120
+60%
75
−60%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+163%
27
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+158%
35−40
−158%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+142%
24−27
−142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+101%
70−75
−101%
Valorant 103
+158%
40−45
−158%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 49
+172%
18−20
−172%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+277%
13
−277%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+147%
70−75
−147%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
World of Tanks 140−150
+143%
60−65
−143%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45
+165%
16−18
−165%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+216%
18−20
−216%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+185%
20−22
−185%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+178%
18−20
−178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Valorant 68
+152%
27−30
−152%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Dota 2 65
+171%
24−27
−171%
Grand Theft Auto V 65
+364%
14
−364%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+144%
27−30
−144%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+242%
18−20
−242%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24
+200%
8−9
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 76
+171%
28
−171%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Fortnite 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+200%
10−12
−200%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Valorant 32
+167%
12−14
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RTX 3000 Max-Q and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is 106% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is 94% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3000 Max-Q is 364% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3000 Max-Q is ahead in 42 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.72 9.02
Recency 27 May 2019 2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 18 Watt

RTX 3000 Max-Q has a 140.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.


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