FirePro M4170 vs Quadro T500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile and FirePro M4170, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
T500 Mobile outperforms M4170 by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 544 | 837 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 35.43 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Opal |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 2 December 2020 (4 years ago) | 23 April 2015 (10 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 | 896 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 94.92 | 21.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.037 TFLOPS | 0.6912 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDA | 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 | 36
+200%
| 12−14
−200%
|
| 1440p | 15
+200%
| 5−6
−200%
|
| 4K | 17
+240%
| 5−6
−240%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+219%
|
16−18
−219%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+215%
|
27−30
−215%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
+228%
|
40−45
−228%
|
| Dota 2 | 90
+200%
|
30−33
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
+219%
|
16−18
−219%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+213%
|
8−9
−213%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 31
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Valorant | 85−90
+215%
|
27−30
−215%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Dota 2 | 75
+213%
|
24−27
−213%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+200%
|
9−10
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
+200%
|
5−6
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55
+219%
|
16−18
−219%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+210%
|
21−24
−210%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+213%
|
30−33
−213%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
+211%
|
9−10
−211%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
This is how T500 Mobile and FirePro M4170 compete in popular games:
- T500 Mobile is 200% faster in 1080p
- T500 Mobile is 200% faster in 1440p
- T500 Mobile is 240% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.23 | 2.76 |
| Recency | 2 December 2020 | 23 April 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 28 nm |
T500 Mobile has a 198.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro T500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M4170 in performance tests.
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