GeForce GTX 960 vs Quadro M5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5500 with GeForce GTX 960, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5500
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
17.70
+29.8%

M5500 outperforms GTX 960 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking280352
Place by popularitynot in top-10049
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.91
Power efficiency9.399.05
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGM204GM206
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)22 January 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

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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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 cores20481024
Core clock speed1140 MHz1127 MHz
Boost clock speed1165 MHz1178 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate149.175.39
Floating-point processing power4.772 TFLOPS2.413 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs12864

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data400 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth211 GB/s112 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 outputsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Display Port1.2no data
G-SYNC support++
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
VR Ready+no data
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan++
CUDA++

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.

Quadro M5500 17.70
+29.8%
GTX 960 13.64

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 M5500 7915
+29.7%
GTX 960 6101

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 HD80−85
+23.1%
65
−23.1%
4K35−40
+20.7%
29
−20.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
4Kno data6.86

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+34.2%
35−40
−34.2%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+32.1%
80−85
−32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+34.2%
35−40
−34.2%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+32.1%
80−85
−32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+27.5%
50−55
−27.5%
Fortnite 100−110
+22.9%
80−85
−22.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+27.4%
60−65
−27.4%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+31.9%
45−50
−31.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Valorant 140−150
+18%
120−130
−18%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 50−55
+34.2%
35−40
−34.2%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+32.1%
80−85
−32.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+16.7%
190−200
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+17.2%
90−95
−17.2%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+27.5%
50−55
−27.5%
Fortnite 100−110
+22.9%
80−85
−22.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+27.4%
60−65
−27.4%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
+31.9%
45−50
−31.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+46.9%
49
−46.9%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+10%
50
−10%
Valorant 140−150
+18%
120−130
−18%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+25%
60−65
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+32.3%
30−35
−32.3%
Dota 2 100−110
+17.2%
90−95
−17.2%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+27.5%
50−55
−27.5%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+27.4%
60−65
−27.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+96.4%
28
−96.4%
Valorant 140−150
+18%
120−130
−18%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+22.9%
80−85
−22.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
+26.4%
110−120
−26.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+19.7%
140−150
−19.7%
Valorant 180−190
+19.1%
150−160
−19.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+31%
40−45
−31%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+30.3%
30−35
−30.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+32.4%
35−40
−32.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+33.3%
30−35
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
Valorant 110−120
+34.1%
80−85
−34.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 65−70
+24.5%
50−55
−24.5%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+30.8%
24−27
−30.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

This is how Quadro M5500 and GTX 960 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M5500 is 23% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro M5500 is 21% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M5500 is 96% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro M5500 surpassed GTX 960 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.70 13.64
Recency 8 April 2016 22 January 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Quadro M5500 has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 960, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop one.

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