GeForce RTX 5070 vs Quadro T500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5070, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5070 outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 721% 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 | 501 | 22 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 71.30 |
| Power efficiency | 33.98 | 19.99 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | GB205 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 December 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 2325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 2512 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 31,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 94.92 | 482.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.037 TFLOPS | 30.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 80 |
| TMUs | 56 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 245 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−261%
| 130
+261%
|
| 1440p | 15
−527%
| 94
+527%
|
| 4K | 17
−288%
| 66
+288%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.22 |
| 1440p | no data | 5.84 |
| 4K | no data | 8.32 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−960%
|
150−160
+960%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−384%
|
170−180
+384%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
−523%
|
180−190
+523%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−492%
|
300−350
+492%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−635%
|
270−280
+635%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
−684%
|
190−200
+684%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−960%
|
150−160
+960%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−487%
|
170−180
+487%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−368%
|
350−400
+368%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−384%
|
170−180
+384%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−112%
|
270−280
+112%
|
| Dota 2 | 90
−678%
|
700−750
+678%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
−568%
|
180−190
+568%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−492%
|
300−350
+492%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−635%
|
270−280
+635%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
−684%
|
190−200
+684%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 31
−448%
|
170−180
+448%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−960%
|
150−160
+960%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−924%
|
170−180
+924%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−487%
|
170−180
+487%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
−957%
|
290−300
+957%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−368%
|
350−400
+368%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−384%
|
170−180
+384%
|
| Dota 2 | 75
−700%
|
600−650
+700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
−593%
|
180−190
+593%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−635%
|
270−280
+635%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−960%
|
150−160
+960%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−487%
|
170−180
+487%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
−1011%
|
211
+1011%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
−492%
|
300−350
+492%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−706%
|
500−550
+706%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
−1000%
|
140−150
+1000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−1211%
|
110−120
+1211%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−692%
|
95−100
+692%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
−411%
|
450−500
+411%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−821%
|
170−180
+821%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−844%
|
170−180
+844%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−1085%
|
230−240
+1085%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
−944%
|
90−95
+944%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
−788%
|
150−160
+788%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14
−1086%
|
160−170
+1086%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−1850%
|
75−80
+1850%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1725%
|
146
+1725%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−652%
|
300−350
+652%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−1344%
|
130−140
+1344%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
−686%
|
220−230
+686%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1167%
|
110−120
+1167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1271%
|
190−200
+1271%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−1633%
|
50−55
+1633%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1100%
|
95−100
+1100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−888%
|
75−80
+888%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 163
+0%
|
163
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how T500 Mobile and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5070 is 261% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5070 is 527% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5070 is 288% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5070 is 1850% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5070 is ahead in 47 tests (75%)
- there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.23 | 67.54 |
| Recency | 2 December 2020 | 4 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 250 Watt |
T500 Mobile has 1288.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 720.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 5070 is a desktop one.
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