GeForce RTX 2070 Super vs Quadro FX 5500

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Combined performance score

FX 5500
0.62

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro FX 5500 by 7492% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking115063
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data46.40
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG71Turing TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (17 years old)2 July 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 $499
Current price$150 (0.1x MSRP)$261 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 5500 and RTX 2070 Super have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

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 coresno data2560
Core clock speed650 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors278 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60283.2

Size and 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 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1010 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.32 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

FX 5500 0.62
RTX 2070 Super 47.07
+7492%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro FX 5500 by 7492% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 5500 242
RTX 2070 Super 18244
+7439%

GeForce RTX 2070 Super outperforms Quadro FX 5500 by 7439% in Passmark.

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 HD1−2
−13400%
135
+13400%
1440p1−2
−8300%
84
+8300%
4K0−155

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.62 47.07
Recency 20 April 2006 2 July 2019
Cost $2999 $499
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 215 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5500 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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