GeForce RTX 2080 Super vs Quadro M5500

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Aggregated performance score

Quadro M5500
2016
8GB GDDR5
20.44

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Quadro M5500 by 148% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking25149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.7221.77
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGM204Turing TU104
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date4 April 2016 (8 years ago)2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$1700 $599 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2080 Super has 700% 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 cores20483072
Core clock speed1139 MHz1650 MHz
Boost clock speed1140 MHz1815 MHz
Number of transistors5200 Million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate149.1348.5

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6606 MHz15500 MHz
Memory bandwidth211 GB/s495.9 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
Display Port1.2no data
G-SYNC support++

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 support

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 20.44
RTX 2080 Super 50.65
+148%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Quadro M5500 by 148% 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
RTX 2080 Super 19611
+148%

GeForce RTX 2080 Super outperforms Quadro M5500 by 148% 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 HD55−60
−155%
140
+155%
1440p35−40
−171%
95
+171%
4K27−30
−156%
69
+156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−185%
90−95
+185%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−136%
99
+136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−161%
94
+161%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−79.4%
122
+79.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−260%
191
+260%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−185%
90−95
+185%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−102%
109
+102%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−78.2%
98
+78.2%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−104%
143
+104%
Hitman 3 55−60
−234%
197
+234%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−184%
125
+184%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−282%
126
+282%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−164%
116
+164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−192%
114
+192%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−107%
87
+107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−119%
79
+119%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−61.8%
110
+61.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−191%
154
+191%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−185%
90−95
+185%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−94.4%
105
+94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−72.7%
95
+72.7%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−103%
142
+103%
Hitman 3 55−60
−193%
173
+193%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−136%
104
+136%
Metro Exodus 30−35
−182%
93
+182%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−133%
77
+133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
−161%
115
+161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−333%
195
+333%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−154%
99
+154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−61.9%
68
+61.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−94.4%
70
+94.4%
Battlefield 5 65−70
−92.6%
131
+92.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
−170%
89
+170%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−96.3%
106
+96.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−69.1%
93
+69.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−90%
133
+90%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−142%
109
+142%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−92.3%
75
+92.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−255%
110
+255%
Hitman 3 30−35
−248%
115
+248%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−178%
75
+178%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−215%
63
+215%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−240%
51
+240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−254%
92
+254%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−164%
58
+164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−200%
57
+200%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−140%
108
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−375%
57
+375%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−194%
100
+194%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−131%
90
+131%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−179%
117
+179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−257%
80−85
+257%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−280%
57
+280%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−333%
65
+333%
Hitman 3 18−20
−237%
64
+237%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−69.2%
22
+69.2%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−233%
40
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−200%
33
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−250%
49
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−276%
79
+276%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−215%
41
+215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
−227%
36
+227%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−183%
68
+183%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−675%
31
+675%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−259%
61
+259%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
−215%
63
+215%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−179%
81
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−278%
34
+278%

This is how Quadro M5500 and RTX 2080 Super compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super is 155% faster than Quadro M5500 in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 171% faster than Quadro M5500 in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super is 156% faster than Quadro M5500 in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2080 Super is 675% faster than the Quadro M5500.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2080 Super surpassed Quadro M5500 in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.44 50.65
Recency 4 April 2016 2 July 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 250 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 2080 Super 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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