Quadro T500 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	520	549
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.79	35.20
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Amethyst	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	15 May 2016 (9 years ago)	2 December 2020 (5 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	2048	896
Core clock speed	723 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	94.92
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	3.037 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	56
L1 Cache	512 KB	896 KB
L2 Cache	512 KB	1024 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	large	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	80 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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
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	35−40 −2.9%	36 +2.9%
1440p	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
4K	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Hogwarts Legacy	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	40−45 +10.8%	35−40 −10.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +0%	30 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +9.8%	50−55 −9.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +8.1%	35−40 −8.1%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Hogwarts Legacy	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
Valorant	90−95 +7.1%	80−85 −7.1%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	40−45 +10.8%	35−40 −10.8%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +22.5%	40−45 −22.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	140−150 +8.5%	130−140 −8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Dota 2	65−70 −34.3%	90 +34.3%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +7.1%	28 −7.1%
Fortnite	55−60 +9.8%	50−55 −9.8%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +8.1%	35−40 −8.1%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +12%	24−27 −12%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +9.7%	31 −9.7%
Hogwarts Legacy	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −16.7%	28 +16.7%
Valorant	90−95 +7.1%	80−85 −7.1%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	40−45 +10.8%	35−40 −10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Dota 2	65−70 −11.9%	75 +11.9%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +11.1%	27 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +8.1%	35−40 −8.1%
Hogwarts Legacy	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +10%	30−33 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +26.3%	19 −26.3%
Valorant	90−95 +12.5%	80−85 −12.5%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

55−60
+9.8%

50−55

−9.8%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 +9.4%	60−65 −9.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −8.3%	13 +8.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Valorant	100−110 +9.7%	90−95 −9.7%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +11.8%	16−18 −11.8%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +10%	20−22 −10%
Hogwarts Legacy	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

18−20
+11.8%

16−18

−11.8%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +42.9%	14 −42.9%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Valorant	45−50 +11.6%	40−45 −11.6%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	30−35 +21.4%	28 −21.4%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Hogwarts Legacy	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

1440p
High

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

This is how R9 M485X and T500 Mobile compete in popular games:

T500 Mobile is 3% faster in 1080p
R9 M485X is 7% faster in 1440p
R9 M485X is 6% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M485X is 43% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T500 Mobile is 34% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M485X performs better in 44 tests (86%)
T500 Mobile performs better in 4 tests (8%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.09	8.25
Recency	15 May 2016	2 December 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	18 Watt

R9 M485X has a 10.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

T500 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1288.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro T500 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M485X is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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Detailed specifications

Form factor & compatibility

VRAM capacity and type

Connectivity and outputs

API and SDK support

Gaming performance

Average FPS across all PC games

FPS performance in popular games

Pros & cons summary

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