Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs Quadro T500 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro T500 Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms T500 Mobile by a whopping 491% 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 | 528 | 70 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 71.38 |
| Power efficiency | 34.94 | 23.21 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | TU117 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 December 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 June 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1695 MHz | 3130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,700 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 94.92 | 400.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.037 TFLOPS | 25.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 322.3 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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| 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 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 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
−483%
| 210−220
+483%
|
| 1440p | 15
−467%
| 85−90
+467%
|
| 4K | 17
−488%
| 100−110
+488%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 1.66 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.11 |
| 4K | no data | 3.49 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
−467%
|
170−180
+467%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−488%
|
300−310
+488%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
−460%
|
140−150
+460%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−481%
|
180−190
+481%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−436%
|
450−500
+436%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−468%
|
750−800
+468%
|
| Dota 2 | 90
−456%
|
500−550
+456%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 28
−471%
|
160−170
+471%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−488%
|
300−310
+488%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
−460%
|
140−150
+460%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 31
−481%
|
180−190
+481%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−488%
|
100−105
+488%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−481%
|
180−190
+481%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
−471%
|
160−170
+471%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
−436%
|
450−500
+436%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| Dota 2 | 75
−433%
|
400−450
+433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
−456%
|
150−160
+456%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
−468%
|
210−220
+468%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−481%
|
180−190
+481%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 19
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
−488%
|
300−310
+488%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
−438%
|
350−400
+438%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−445%
|
60−65
+445%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
−473%
|
550−600
+473%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−488%
|
100−105
+488%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20−22
−450%
|
110−120
+450%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−456%
|
100−105
+456%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14
−471%
|
80−85
+471%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−463%
|
45−50
+463%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−468%
|
250−260
+468%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−456%
|
50−55
+456%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
−471%
|
160−170
+471%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−463%
|
45−50
+463%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−471%
|
80−85
+471%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−463%
|
45−50
+463%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9
−463%
|
45−50
+463%
|
This is how T500 Mobile and RX 9060 XT 16 GB compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 483% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 467% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 488% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.26 | 48.78 |
| Recency | 2 December 2020 | 4 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 160 Watt |
T500 Mobile has 788.9% lower power consumption.
RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 490.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is a desktop one.
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