GeForce RTX 2070 vs Quadro M5500

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro M5500
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
20.49

GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms Quadro M5500 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking25183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9031.17
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM204Turing TU106
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date4 April 2016 (8 years ago)27 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$1700 $309 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2070 has 975% 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 cores20482304
Core clock speed1139 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1140 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors5200 Million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate149.1233.3

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and GeForce RTX 2070 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6606 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth211 GB/s448.0 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
Display Port1.2no 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 20.49
RTX 2070 41.86
+104%

GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms Quadro M5500 by 104% 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
RTX 2070 16167
+104%

GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms Quadro M5500 by 104% 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 HD60−65
−118%
131
+118%
1440p40−45
−113%
85
+113%
4K27−30
−126%
61
+126%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−124%
70−75
+124%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−153%
101
+153%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−149%
87
+149%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−145%
164
+145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−176%
116
+176%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−124%
70−75
+124%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−158%
124
+158%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−169%
148
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−54.3%
142
+54.3%
Hitman 3 40−45
−183%
116
+183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−185%
231
+185%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−112%
144
+112%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−96.4%
110
+96.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−149%
160−170
+149%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−75.4%
107
+75.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−115%
86
+115%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−109%
73
+109%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−133%
156
+133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−152%
106
+152%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−124%
70−75
+124%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−110%
101
+110%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−96.4%
108
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−147%
227
+147%
Hitman 3 40−45
−127%
93
+127%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−206%
248
+206%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−79.4%
122
+79.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−83.9%
103
+83.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−149%
160−170
+149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−251%
158
+251%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−300%
244
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−60%
64
+60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−85.7%
65
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−85.7%
78
+85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−124%
70−75
+124%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−64.6%
79
+64.6%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−19.6%
110
+19.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
−71.6%
139
+71.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
−149%
160−170
+149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−93.3%
87
+93.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−4.9%
64
+4.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−76.8%
99
+76.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−172%
106
+172%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−217%
130
+217%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−148%
52
+148%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−163%
50
+163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−178%
75
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−183%
30−35
+183%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−159%
88
+159%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−133%
93
+133%
Hitman 3 24−27
−167%
64
+167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−148%
104
+148%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−116%
82
+116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−145%
100−110
+145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−158%
60−65
+158%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−236%
47
+236%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−147%
84
+147%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
−165%
53
+165%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−175%
44
+175%
Hitman 3 16−18
−156%
41
+156%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−135%
50−55
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−186%
40
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−200%
63
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−200%
36
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−182%
31
+182%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−200%
33
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−182%
31
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−125%
63
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−165%
61
+165%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−168%
51
+168%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−200%
27
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−161%
47
+161%

This is how Quadro M5500 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 118% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 is 113% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 is 126% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2070 surpassed Quadro M5500 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.49 41.86
Recency 4 April 2016 27 August 2018
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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