Quadro4 500 XGL vs Quadro M5500

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	251	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.79	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	GM204	NV17 A3
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	19 February 2002 (22 years ago)
Current price	$1700	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	no data
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	250 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5200 Million	29 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	149.1	1.000

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and Quadro4 500 XGL 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	AGP 4x
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	no data	1-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	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	166 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	2.656 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	8.0
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.5	1.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 April 2016	19 February 2002
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	150 nm

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