Tesla M6 vs GeForce FX 5500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce FX 5500 with Tesla M6, including specs and performance data.
M6 outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 74250% 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 | 1554 | 385 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.42 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | NV34 B1 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 17 March 2004 (21 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $36.99 | no data |
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 | no data | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 270 MHz | 930 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1180 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.080 | 113.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.625 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 96 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 576 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 152 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.312 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.02 | 14.87 |
| Recency | 17 March 2004 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 28 nm |
Tesla M6 has a 74250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5500 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla M6 is a workstation one.
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