Quadro FX 5500 vs GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition with Quadro FX 5500, including specs and performance data.

GT 750M Mac Edition
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
4.34
+589%

GT 750M Mac Edition outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 589% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6691190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.000.45
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGK107G71
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)20 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384no data
Core clock speed926 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt96 Watt
Texture fill rate29.6315.60
Floating-point processing power0.7112 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs3224

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1254 MHz505 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.26 GB/s32.32 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 750M Mac Edition 4.34
+589%
FX 5500 0.63

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.

GT 750M Mac Edition 1673
+591%
FX 5500 242

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 4.34 0.63
Recency 8 November 2013 20 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 96 Watt

GT 750M Mac Edition has a 588.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 92% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is a notebook card while Quadro FX 5500 is a workstation one.


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