Arc A550M vs Quadro M5000M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5000M with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

M5000M
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
17.95

Arc A550M outperforms M5000M by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking287214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.10no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Xe HPG (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGM204Alchemist
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date2 October 2015 (8 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price$468 no data

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 cores1,53616
Core clock speed962 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1051 MHz2005 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt (60 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate93.60115.2
Floating-point performance2,995 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5000M and Arc A550M 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth160 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Display Port1.2no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+no data
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+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.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA5.2no data

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.

M5000M 17.95
Arc A550M 23.74
+32.3%

Arc A550M outperforms Quadro M5000M by 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

M5000M 9228
Arc A550M 14350
+55.5%

Arc A550M outperforms Quadro M5000M by 56% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD78
−28.2%
100−110
+28.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−35.7%
35−40
+35.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−36.7%
40−45
+36.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−32.2%
75−80
+32.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−33.3%
45−50
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−35.7%
35−40
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−29.2%
60−65
+29.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−25.3%
100−110
+25.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
−37.1%
45−50
+37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−32.4%
90−95
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−30%
75−80
+30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−28%
60−65
+28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−37.9%
80−85
+37.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−23.6%
65−70
+23.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−36.7%
40−45
+36.7%
Battlefield 5 55−60
−32.2%
75−80
+32.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−33.3%
45−50
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−35.7%
35−40
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
−29.2%
60−65
+29.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−25.3%
100−110
+25.3%
Hitman 3 35−40
−37.1%
45−50
+37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−32.4%
90−95
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−30%
75−80
+30%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−28%
60−65
+28%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−37.9%
80−85
+37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
+26.4%
50−55
−26.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−23.6%
65−70
+23.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−27.8%
45−50
+27.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
−36.7%
40−45
+36.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−33.3%
45−50
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−35.7%
35−40
+35.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−31%
55−60
+31%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−25.3%
100−110
+25.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
−32.4%
90−95
+32.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−37.9%
80−85
+37.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 38
−39.5%
50−55
+39.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−23.6%
65−70
+23.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−28%
60−65
+28%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−43.8%
21−24
+43.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−39.1%
30−35
+39.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−50%
14−16
+50%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−36.7%
40−45
+36.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−34.3%
45−50
+34.3%
Hitman 3 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−45.7%
50−55
+45.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−45%
27−30
+45%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−33.3%
40−45
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−27.8%
21−24
+27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−38.9%
24−27
+38.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−37.5%
30−35
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−35.3%
21−24
+35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%

This is how M5000M and Arc A550M compete in popular games:

  • Arc A550M is 28% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the M5000M is 26% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Arc A550M is 67% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • M5000M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Arc A550M is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.95 23.74
Recency 2 October 2015 30 March 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5000M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5000M is a mobile workstation card while Arc A550M is a mobile workstation one.


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