Radeon Pro 5500M vs Quadro M4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M4000 with Radeon Pro 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M4000
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.37

Pro 5500M outperforms M4000 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking319313
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.04no data
Power efficiency9.9814.31
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 14
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date29 June 2015 (9 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$791 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores16641536
Core clock speed773 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1450 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate80.39139.2
Floating-point processing power2.573 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs10496

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 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length241 mmno data
Width1" (2.5 cm)no data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 192 GB/s192.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Number of simultaneous displays4no data
Multi-display synchronizationQuadro Syncno 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
High-Performance Video I/O6+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.2-

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.

Quadro M4000 17.37
Pro 5500M 17.64
+1.6%

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.

Quadro M4000 6675
Pro 5500M 6780
+1.6%

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 HD55−60
−5.5%
58
+5.5%
1440p55−60
−7.3%
59
+7.3%
4K30−35
−10%
33
+10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.38no data
1440p14.38no data
4K26.37no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 77
+0%
77
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
World of Tanks 208
+0%
208
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 107
+0%
107
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+0%
25
+0%
World of Tanks 71
+0%
71
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how Quadro M4000 and Pro 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is 5% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 7% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5500M is 10% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.37 17.64
Recency 29 June 2015 13 November 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt

Pro 5500M has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 41.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro M4000 and Radeon Pro 5500M.

Be aware that Quadro M4000 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation 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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