RTX A500 vs Quadro T1200 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro T1200 Mobile with RTX A500, including specs and performance data.

T1200 Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 18 Watt
19.45
+11%

T1200 Mobile outperforms RTX A500 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking290315
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency74.3820.11
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTU117GA107
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date12 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2021 (3 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 cores10242048
Core clock speed855 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors4,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate91.20113.3
Floating-point processing power2.918 TFLOPS7.25 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs6464
Tensor Coresno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s112.0 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA7.58.6

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 HD58
+16%
50−55
−16%
1440p33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
4K81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Elden Ring 53
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Elden Ring 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Far Cry 5 65
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Fortnite 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+20%
110−120
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Valorant 75−80
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Dota 2 114
+14%
100−105
−14%
Elden Ring 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Far Cry 5 59
+18%
50−55
−18%
Fortnite 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+20%
110−120
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Valorant 75−80
+12.9%
70−75
−12.9%
World of Tanks 220−230
+14%
200−210
−14%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Dota 2 107
+12.6%
95−100
−12.6%
Far Cry 5 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+20%
110−120
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+23.3%
30−33
−23.3%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%
Valorant 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Valorant 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Dota 2 109
+14.7%
95−100
−14.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+19%
21−24
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%

This is how T1200 Mobile and RTX A500 compete in popular games:

  • T1200 Mobile is 16% faster in 1080p
  • T1200 Mobile is 22% faster in 1440p
  • T1200 Mobile is 16% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.45 17.53
Recency 12 April 2021 10 November 2021
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 60 Watt

T1200 Mobile has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1200 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro T1200 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while RTX A500 is a workstation one.


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