GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	251	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.92	5.89
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GM204	N17P-G1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$139
Current price	$1700	$207 (1.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1050 Ti has 102% 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	768
CUDA cores	no data	768
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	1291 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	1392 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	149.1	66.82
Floating-point performance	no data	2,138 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
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	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	112 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
Display Port	1.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	+

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	+	+
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Ansel	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	+

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 20.50
+25.3%

GTX 1050 Ti 16.36

Quadro M5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 25% based on our aggregate 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
+25.3%

GTX 1050 Ti 6317

Quadro M5500 outperforms GeForce GTX 1050 Ti by 25% 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	65−70 +22.6%	53 −22.6%
1440p	35−40 +16.7%	30 −16.7%
4K	30−35 +11.1%	27 −11.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Battlefield 5	65−70	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	no data
Far Cry 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	90−95	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	65−70	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Battlefield 5	65−70	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	no data
Far Cry 5	45−50	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	no data
Forza Horizon 4	90−95	no data
Hitman 3	40−45	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Metro Exodus	65−70	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35	no data
Far Cry 5	45−50	no data
Forza Horizon 4	90−95	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	40−45	no data
Hitman 3	24−27	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	no data
Metro Exodus	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18	no data
Hitman 3	16−18	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	10−12	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24	no data
Metro Exodus	18−20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

no data

This is how Quadro M5500 and GTX 1050 Ti compete in popular games:

Quadro M5500 is 23% faster in 1080p
Quadro M5500 is 17% faster in 1440p
Quadro M5500 is 11% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.50	16.36
Recency	4 April 2016	25 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt