FirePro M5100 vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	252	575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.74	2.90
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GM204	Venus
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)
Current price	$1700	$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro M5100 has 6% better value for money than Quadro M5500.

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	640
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	725 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	775 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	149.1	31.00
Floating-point performance	no data	992.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and FirePro M5100 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	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	72 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 outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data
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	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no 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.

Quadro M5500 20.45
+277%

FirePro M5100 5.43

Quadro M5500 outperforms FirePro M5100 by 277% based on our aggregated 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%

Quadro M5500 7915
+277%

FirePro M5100 2102

Quadro M5500 outperforms FirePro M5100 by 277% 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 HD

110−120
+255%

−255%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35
+267%

9−10

−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +320%	10−11 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +300%	16−18 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +212%	16−18 −212%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +350%	12−14 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Hitman 3	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +238%	12−14 −238%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +320%	10−11 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +300%	16−18 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +212%	16−18 −212%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +350%	12−14 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
Hitman 3	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +340%	10−11 −340%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +313%	8−9 −313%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +230%	10−11 −230%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +238%	12−14 −238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +309%	10−12 −309%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +320%	10−11 −320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +620%	5−6 −620%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +300%	16−18 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +350%	12−14 −350%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +289%	18−20 −289%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +309%	10−12 −309%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +457%	7−8 −457%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Hitman 3	30−35 +267%	9−10 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +2150%	2−3 −2150%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +325%	8−9 −325%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +680%	5−6 −680%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +486%	7−8 −486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Hitman 3	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +950%	2−3 −950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Battlefield 5	24−27	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	0−1