Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro M5500

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	264	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	27 February 2024 (less than a year ago)

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	2048
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5200 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	149.1	no data
Floating-point performance	4.772 gflops	no data

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 size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
Display Port	1.2	no 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	+	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	12 Ultimate
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 April 2016	27 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	60 Watt

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