GeForce GTX 980 Mobile vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	251	232
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.70	29.95
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM204	N16E-GXX
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years old)	22 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$395.82
Current price	$1700	$251 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Mobile has 1009% better value for money than Quadro M5500.

Technical specs

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	2048
CUDA cores	no data	2048
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	1064 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	1216 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	100-200 Watt
Texture fill rate	149.1	144 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	4,358 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and GeForce GTX 980 Mobile 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	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	+

Memory

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	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	224 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support	no data	4 displays
VGA аnalog display support	no data	+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Display Port	1.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	+
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Technologies

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

GameStream	no data	+
GeForce ShadowPlay	no data	+
GPU Boost	no data	2.0
GameWorks	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
BatteryBoost	no data	+
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API support

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	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

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	90−95 −10%	99 +10%
4K	40−45 −12.5%	45 +12.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−9.1%

35−40
+9.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −4.8%	40−45 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −8.3%	35−40 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −7.4%	70−75 +7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −9.4%	55−60 +9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −7.4%	55−60 +7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −7.3%	55−60 +7.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Hitman 3	55−60 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −6.8%	45−50 +6.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −9.1%	45−50 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.3%	40−45 +10.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −4.8%	40−45 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −8.3%	35−40 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −7.4%	70−75 +7.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −9.4%	55−60 +9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −7.4%	55−60 +7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −7.3%	55−60 +7.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
Hitman 3	55−60 −10.2%	65−70 +10.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −6.8%	45−50 +6.8%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −9.1%	45−50 +9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −86.7%	84 +86.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.3%	40−45 +10.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −4.8%	40−45 +4.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −8.3%	35−40 +8.3%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −7.4%	70−75 +7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −7.4%	55−60 +7.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −7.3%	55−60 +7.3%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −7.1%	75−80 +7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +2.3%	44 −2.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −10.3%	40−45 +10.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −9.7%	30−35 +9.7%
Hitman 3	30−35 −9.1%	35−40 +9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −7.4%	27−30 +7.4%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −10%	21−24 +10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −11.5%	27−30 +11.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −9.1%	24−27 +9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −8.9%	45−50 +8.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −11.8%	35−40 +11.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −10.3%	40−45 +10.3%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −9.8%	45−50 +9.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −8.7%	24−27 +8.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −13.3%	16−18 +13.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 −10.5%	21−24 +10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −8.3%	12−14 +8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −7.1%	14−16 +7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −42.9%	30 +42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −7.7%	14−16 +7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −8.3%	24−27 +8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −5.9%	18−20 +5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −5%	21−24 +5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −6.9%	30−35 +6.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%

This is how Quadro M5500 and GTX 980 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 980 Mobile is 10% faster than Quadro M5500

4K resolution:

GTX 980 Mobile is 12.5% faster than Quadro M5500

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 2.3% faster than the GTX 980 Mobile.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Mobile is 86.7% faster than the Quadro M5500.

All in all, in popular games: