Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	254	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.76	28.16
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GM204	Navi 32
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$1700	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 920% 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 cores	2048	3840
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	149.1	604.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro M5500 and Radeon RX 7800 XT 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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	576.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+
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	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	+	1.3
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 20.45

RX 7800 XT 61.97
+203%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Quadro M5500 by 203% 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

RX 7800 XT 23980
+203%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms Quadro M5500 by 203% 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 HD	70−75 −206%	214 +206%
1440p	40−45 −215%	126 +215%
4K	24−27 −217%	76 +217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−682%

258
+682%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −137%	95−100 +137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −200%	100−110 +200%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −119%	140−150 +119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −206%	160−170 +206%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −485%	193 +485%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −237%	182 +237%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −182%	155 +182%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −149%	170−180 +149%
Hitman 3	55−60 −225%	190−200 +225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −214%	130−140 +214%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −209%	100−110 +209%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −514%	270 +514%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −172%	100−110 +172%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −137%	95−100 +137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −200%	100−110 +200%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −119%	140−150 +119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −206%	160−170 +206%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −388%	161 +388%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −224%	175 +224%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −175%	151 +175%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −149%	170−180 +149%
Hitman 3	55−60 −225%	190−200 +225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −214%	130−140 +214%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −397%	164 +397%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 −209%	100−110 +209%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −436%	236 +436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −676%	349 +676%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −172%	100−110 +172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 −137%	95−100 +137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −200%	100−110 +200%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −119%	140−150 +119%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −348%	148 +348%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −200%	162 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −147%	136 +147%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −149%	170−180 +149%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −322%	190 +322%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −172%	100−110 +172%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −258%	110−120 +258%
Hitman 3	30−35 −300%	130−140 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −270%	100−105 +270%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −415%	103 +415%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −273%	55−60 +273%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −508%	158 +508%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −209%	65−70 +209%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −295%	75−80 +295%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −162%	110−120 +162%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −708%	97 +708%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −374%	161 +374%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −244%	134 +244%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −241%	140−150 +241%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −509%	140 +509%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −357%	60−65 +357%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −347%	65−70 +347%
Hitman 3	18−20 −289%	70−75 +289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −385%	60−65 +385%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −458%	67 +458%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −236%	35−40 +236%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −493%	83 +493%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −438%	113 +438%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −262%	45−50 +262%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −318%	45−50 +318%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −225%	75−80 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1000%	44 +1000%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −506%	103 +506%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 −445%	109 +445%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −234%	95−100 +234%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −311%	35−40 +311%

This is how Quadro M5500 and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 206% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 215% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 217% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 1000% faster than the Quadro M5500.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed Quadro M5500 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.45	61.97
Recency	4 April 2016	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	263 Watt