Radeon R9 M375X vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	253	625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.78	0.16
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	GM204	Tropo
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price	$1700	$448

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M5500 has 1638% better value for money than R9 M375X.

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	640
Compute units	no data	10
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	1015 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	149.1	40.60
Floating-point performance	no data	1,299 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and Radeon R9 M375X 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
Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	72 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
Eyefinity	no data	1
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.

AppAcceleration	no data	-
Enduro	no data	-
FreeSync	no data	1
HD3D	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	no data	-
ZeroCore	no data	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
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	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	no data	+
CUDA	+	no data

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 20.47
+358%

R9 M375X 4.47

Quadro M5500 outperforms Radeon R9 M375X by 358% 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
+358%

R9 M375X 1727

Quadro M5500 outperforms Radeon R9 M375X by 358% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

+371%

7−8
−371%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +375%	12−14 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Hitman 3	45−50 +390%	10−11 −390%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +386%	14−16 −386%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +408%	12−14 −408%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Battlefield 5	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +375%	12−14 −375%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Hitman 3	45−50 +390%	10−11 −390%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +386%	14−16 −386%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +408%	12−14 −408%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +367%	12−14 −367%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +386%	14−16 −386%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +408%	12−14 −408%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60
+367%

12−14

−367%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +388%	8−9 −388%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +413%	8−9 −413%
Hitman 3	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +375%	8−9 −375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +367%	9−10 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Hitman 3	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%