Radeon 890M vs Quadro FX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5500 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

FX 5500
2006
1 GB GDDR3, 96 Watt
0.58

890M outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 3295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1249299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.46100.00
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code nameG71Strix Point
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date20 April 2006 (19 years ago)15 July 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 coresno data1024
Core clock speed650 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors278 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60185.6
Floating-point processing powerno data5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs2464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed505 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32.32 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model3.06.8
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

FX 5500 0.58
Radeon 890M 19.69
+3295%

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.

FX 5500 242
Radeon 890M 8253
+3310%

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
−4200%
43
+4200%
1440p0−118

Cost per frame, $

1080p2999.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
+0%
91
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 57
+0%
57
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 54
+0%
54
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
God of War 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
God of War 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
God of War 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how FX 5500 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 4200% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 19.69
Recency 20 April 2006 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 3294.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 540% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500
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