Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU vs NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU vs NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
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The Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation, not to be confused with the A500, P500 and the T500, is a lower-end professional graphics card for use in laptops that sports 2,048 CUDA cores and a paltry 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. We believe this graphics card to be a heavily cut-down GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop; therefore, both should employ the Ada Lovelace AD107 chip built with TSMC's 5 nm process. The RTX 500 was launched in February 2024. The Nvidia-recommended TGP range for this graphics card is moderately wide at 35 W to 60 W [the second figure includes the Dynamic Boost, it seems] leading to noticeable performance differences between different systems powered by what is supposed to be the same graphics card.
Quadro series graphics cards ship with much different BIOS and drivers than GeForce cards and are targeted at professional users rather than gamers. Commercial product design, large-scale calculations, simulation, data mining, 24 x 7 operation, certified drivers - if any of this sounds familiar, then a Quadro card will make you happy.
Architecture and Features
Ada Lovelace brings a range of improvements over older graphics cards utilizing the outgoing Ampere architecture. It's not just a better manufacturing process and a higher number of CUDA cores that we have here; under-the-hood refinements are plentiful, including an immensely larger L2 cache, an optimized ray tracing routine (a different way to determine what is transparent and what isn't is used), and other changes. Naturally, these graphics cards can both encode and decode some of the most widely used video codecs, AVC, HEVC and AV1 included; they also support a host of proprietary Nvidia technologies, including Optimus and DLSS 3, and they can certainly be used for various AI applications.
The RTX 500 Ada features 16 RT cores of the 3rd generation, 64 Tensor cores of the 4th generation and 2,048 CUDA cores. Increase those numbers by 25%, and you get the RTX 1000 Ada - as long as we pay no attention to clock speed differences, of course. Unlike costlier Ada Generation professional laptop graphics cards, the RTX 500 comes with just 4 GB of non-ECC VRAM; the lack of error correction makes this card less suitable for super-important tasks and round-the-clock operation. The VRAM is just 64-bit wide, delivering an anemic bandwidth of ~128 GB/s.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation makes use of the PCI-Express 4 protocol, just like Ampere-based cards did. 8K SUHD monitors are supported, however, DP 1.4a video outputs may prove to be a bottleneck down the line.
Performance
At 50 W (35 W + 15 W Dynamic Boost), the graphics card can handle most 2023 and 2024 games like Baldur's Gate 3 at 1080p on high graphics settings. With a Geekbench 6.2 OpenCL GPU score of 61,500 points and a Blender v3.3 Classroom CUDA score of 71 seconds, it's clear the Ada is so much faster than any integrated GPUs on the market including the 890M.
Power consumption
With the latest Nvidia graphics cards, laptop makers are free to set the TGP according to their needs within a fairly wide range. With the RTX 500 Ada, we have the lowest value recommended sitting at just at 35 W while the highest value is 60 W [this most likely includes Dynamic Boost]. Real-world performance of the slowest RTX 500 Ada will probably be around 40% lower than that of the fastest one.
Last but not the least, the improved 5 nm process (TSMC 4N) the AD107 chip is built with makes for decent energy efficiency, as of early 2024.
NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
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The Nvidia T500 Mobile (formerly known as Quadro T500) for laptops is a professional mobile graphics card that is based on the Turing architecture (TU117 chip). It is based on the consumer GeForce MX450 and features the same 896 cores and a 64 Bit memory bus. Currently it is available with 2 or 4 GB graphics RAM (GDDR5 or GDDR6). The TDP ranges between 18 - 25 Watt depending on the variant. As the MX450, the T500 also supports PCIe 4.0. The chip is manufactured in 12nm FinFET at TSMC.
The Turing generation did not only introduce raytracing for the RTX cards, but also optimized the architecture of the cores and caches. According to Nvidia the CUDA cores offer now a concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations for increased performance in compute-heavy workloads of modern games. Furthermore, the caches were reworked (new unified memory architecture with twice the cache compared to Pascal). This leads to up to 50% more instructions per clock and a 40% more power efficient usage compared to Pascal. In contrary to the faster Quadro RTX cards, the T500 does not feature raytracing and Tensor cores.
NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU
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The Nvidia T550 Laptop GPU (formerly known as Quadro T550 Mobile) for laptops is a professional mobile graphics card that is based on the Turing architecture (TU117 chip). It is based on the consumer GeForce MX550 and features the same 1024 cores and a 64 Bit memory bus. The card offers 4 GB GDDR6 with a maximum bandwidth of 112 GB/s and no dedicated display outputs (iGPU display outputs used via Optimus). The chip is manufactured in 12nm FinFET at TSMC.
The professional GPUs offer certified drivers, which are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications (CAD, DCC, medical, prospection, and visualizing applications). The performance in these areas is therefore much better compared to corresponding consumer GPUs.
The Turing generation did not only introduce raytracing for the RTX cards, but also optimized the architecture of the cores and caches. According to Nvidia the CUDA cores offer now a concurrent execution of floating point and integer operations for increased performance in compute-heavy workloads of modern games. Furthermore, the caches were reworked (new unified memory architecture with twice the cache compared to Pascal). This leads to up to 50% more instructions per clock and a 40% more power efficient usage compared to Pascal. In contrary to the faster Quadro RTX cards, the T550 does not feature raytracing and Tensor cores.
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| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Turing | Turing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 2048 - unified | 896 - unified | 1024 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TMUs | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROPs | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raytracing Cores | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tensor / AI Cores | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 12000 effective = 1500 MHz | 10000 MHz | 12000 effective = 1500 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5, GDDR6 | GDDR5, GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 112 GB/s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 Ultimate, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6 | DirectX 12_1, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP) | 25 Watt | 25 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 5 nm | 12 nm | 12 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PCIe | 4.0 x16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Displays | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 27.02.2024 | 27.05.2019 | 27.05.2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | images.nvidia.com | nvdam.widen.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1365 - 1695 (Boost) MHz | 1065 - 1665 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | TU117 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theoretical Performance | 7.2 TFLOPS FP16, 3.7 TFLOPS FP32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Information | Optimus only |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU
Average Benchmarks Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU → 100% n=27
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU → 57% n=27
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU → 73% n=27
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
F1 24
2024
Ghost of Tsushima
2024
Total War Pharaoh
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
F1 23
2023
F1 22
2022
Far Cry 6
2021
F1 2021
2021
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
F1 2020
2020
Strange Brigade
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015Average Gaming Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU → 43%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 42%
Average Gaming NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU → 52%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 50%
| Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU | NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU | |||||||||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | ||||
| F1 24 | 112.9 | 80.8 | 26.5 | 16 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghost of Tsushima | 56.4 | 47.1 | 40.2 | 30.9 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 42 | 38 | 32 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 | 88 | 78 | 58 | 49 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total War Pharaoh | 199 | 129 | 73 | 56 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 78 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 52.9 | 37.7 | 25.4 | 25 | 19.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 69.4 | 53.6 | 39 | 38.9 | 26.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| F1 23 | 136.5 | 119.8 | 84.1 | 25 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| F1 22 | 150.4 | 134.4 | 99.6 | 32.9 | 69 | 62 | 43 | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Far Cry 6 | 126 | 80 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strange Brigade | 316 | 126 | 104 | 91 | 63 | 111 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 17.9 | 9.6 | 131 | 52 | 42 | 36 | ||||||
| Far Cry 5 | 135 | 86 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 75 | 41 | 38 | 35 | ||||||||
| X-Plane 11.11 | 128.3 | 103.5 | 81.5 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 29.4 | 70 | 63 | 57 | |||||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 130.5 | 71 | 50 | 36.1 | 50 | 24 | 17 | 12.4 | 5.73 | 62 | 31 | 22 | |||||||||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 176.2 | 156.1 | 148.1 | 137.4 | 128 | 118 | 90 | 79 | 27.7 | 117 | 105 | 95 | 88 | ||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 278 | 175 | 91 | 51 | 36 | 96 | 52 | 29 | 20 | 128 | 75 | 41 | 21 | ||||||||
| GTA V | 182.7 | 177.4 | 138.2 | 64.6 | 45.1 | 141 | 97 | 42 | 21 | 13.2 | 14 | 116 | 114 | 62 | 29 | ||||||
| Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU | NVIDIA T550 Laptop GPU | |||||||||||||||||||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 3 4 11 | 4 8 6 | 2 6 8 2 | 4 7 3 1 | 5 7 1 | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 3 2 | 1 3 3 | 4 2 1 | 4 1 | 3 | 5 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 6 2 | 3 5 | 1 5 2 | 2 3 1 | | |
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