Quadro T500 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with Quadro T500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4000 outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 336% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 107 | 477 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 36.10 | no data |
Power efficiency | 17.31 | 35.28 |
Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Turing (2018−2022) |
GPU code name | TU104 | TU117 |
Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 13 November 2018 (6 years ago) | 2 December 2020 (3 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 896 |
Core clock speed | 1005 MHz | 1365 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1695 MHz |
Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 4,700 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 12 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 18 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 222.5 | 94.92 |
Floating-point processing power | 7.119 TFLOPS | 3.037 TFLOPS |
ROPs | 64 | 32 |
TMUs | 144 | 56 |
Tensor Cores | 288 | no data |
Ray Tracing Cores | 36 | 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 | no data | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 241 mm | no data |
Width | 1-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 1250 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 416.0 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 | 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
CUDA | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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 HD | 150−160
+317%
| 36
−317%
|
1440p | 65−70
+333%
| 15
−333%
|
4K | 70−75
+312%
| 17
−312%
|
Cost per frame, $
1080p | 5.99 | no data |
1440p | 13.83 | no data |
4K | 12.84 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+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
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
This is how RTX 4000 and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4000 is 317% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4000 is 333% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4000 is 312% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 39.72 | 9.12 |
Recency | 13 November 2018 | 2 December 2020 |
Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 2 GB |
Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 18 Watt |
RTX 4000 has a 335.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 788.9% lower power consumption.
The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation 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.
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