Quadro M5500 vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Place in performance ranking	199	251
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.92
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GN20-P0	GM204
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1700

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	2048
Core clock speed	1238 MHz	1139 MHz
Boost clock speed	1500 MHz	1140 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	5200 Million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	149.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Quadro M5500 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	6606 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	211 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 data	No outputs
Display Port	no data	1.2
G-SYNC support	no data	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Pro	no data	+
Mosaic	no data	+
VR Ready	no data	+
nView Display Management	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_2	12
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	+
CUDA	no data	+

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	61 +22%	50−55 −22%
1440p	40 +33.3%	30−35 −33.3%
4K	25 +38.9%	18−21 −38.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

66
+100%

30−35

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +65.7%	35−40 −65.7%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +22.4%	65−70 −22.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +57.6%	30−35 −57.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.8%	45−50 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +16.1%	90−95 −16.1%
Hitman 3	57 +39%	40−45 −39%
Horizon Zero Dawn	118 +45.7%	80−85 −45.7%
Metro Exodus	126 +85.3%	65−70 −85.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	87 +55.4%	55−60 −55.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	118 +76.1%	65−70 −76.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	66 +8.2%	60−65 −8.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	32 −9.4%	35−40 +9.4%
Battlefield 5	80−85 +22.4%	65−70 −22.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +24.2%	30−35 −24.2%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.8%	45−50 −18.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +18.2%	55−60 −18.2%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +16.1%	90−95 −16.1%
Hitman 3	52 +26.8%	40−45 −26.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +22.2%	80−85 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	83 +22.1%	65−70 −22.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +42.9%	55−60 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95 +41.8%	65−70 −41.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180 +195%	60−65 −195%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +20%	40−45 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24 −45.8%	35−40 +45.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +21.4%	40−45 −21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +3%	30−35 −3%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +18.8%	45−50 −18.8%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +16.1%	90−95 −16.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 −9.5%	80−85 +9.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	82 +22.4%	65−70 −22.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −135%	60−65 +135%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+28.6%

55−60

−28.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +20.5%	35−40 −20.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	68 +65.9%	40−45 −65.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +23.8%	21−24 −23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	25 −8%	27−30 +8%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Far Cry 5	49 +44.1%	30−35 −44.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +25%	40−45 −25%
Hitman 3	37 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	59 +40.5%	40−45 −40.5%
Metro Exodus	52 +36.8%	35−40 −36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +33.3%	40−45 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +29.2%	24−27 −29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

53
+55.9%

30−35

−55.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +25%	20−22 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Hitman 3	15 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +26.3%	18−20 −26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

25
+38.9%

18−20

−38.9%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Quadro M5500 compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 33% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 39% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 195% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M5500 is 135% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 66 tests (92%)
Quadro M5500 is ahead in 6 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.98	20.50
Recency	11 May 2021	4 April 2016
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	150 Watt