Radeon RX 7800 XT vs Quadro M5500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5500 with Radeon RX 7800 XT, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5500
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
17.71

RX 7800 XT outperforms M5500 by a whopping 206% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking28437
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.08
Power efficiency9.3616.32
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 32
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores20483840
Core clock speed1140 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speed1165 MHz2430 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rate149.1583.2
Floating-point processing power4.772 TFLOPS37.32 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs128240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1753 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidth211 GB/s624.1 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+
Display Port1.2no 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 and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan+1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Quadro M5500 17.71
RX 7800 XT 54.18
+206%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Quadro M5500 7915
RX 7800 XT 24207
+206%

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 HD65−70
−228%
213
+228%
1440p40−45
−208%
123
+208%
4K21−24
−243%
72
+243%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.34
1440pno data4.06
4Kno data6.93

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−216%
351
+216%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−505%
248
+505%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−474%
218
+474%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−106%
160−170
+106%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−220%
355
+220%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−378%
196
+378%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−219%
204
+219%
Fortnite 100−110
−163%
260−270
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−252%
278
+252%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−352%
276
+352%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−395%
188
+395%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−142%
170−180
+142%
Valorant 140−150
−123%
300−350
+123%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−106%
160−170
+106%
Counter-Strike 2 110−120
−155%
283
+155%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−20.3%
270−280
+20.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−298%
163
+298%
Dota 2 100−110
−175%
300−310
+175%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−206%
196
+206%
Fortnite 100−110
−163%
260−270
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−230%
261
+230%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−320%
256
+320%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
−147%
178
+147%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−279%
144
+279%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−320%
172
+320%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−142%
170−180
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−578%
366
+578%
Valorant 140−150
−123%
300−350
+123%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
−106%
160−170
+106%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−266%
150
+266%
Dota 2 100−110
−175%
300−310
+175%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−184%
182
+184%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−181%
222
+181%
Hogwarts Legacy 35−40
−184%
108
+184%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−142%
170−180
+142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−270%
200
+270%
Valorant 140−150
−123%
300−350
+123%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
−163%
260−270
+163%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−338%
175
+338%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 130−140
−209%
400−450
+209%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−324%
140
+324%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−324%
106
+324%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−2.9%
170−180
+2.9%
Valorant 180−190
−105%
350−400
+105%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−160%
140−150
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−450%
99
+450%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−319%
176
+319%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−312%
202
+312%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
−271%
78
+271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−390%
147
+390%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−243%
150−160
+243%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−147%
42
+147%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−334%
152
+334%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−294%
63
+294%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−321%
118
+321%
Valorant 110−120
−191%
300−350
+191%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−252%
100−110
+252%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−353%
75−80
+353%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−463%
45
+463%
Dota 2 65−70
−203%
200−210
+203%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−395%
104
+395%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−382%
164
+382%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−283%
46
+283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−405%
95−100
+405%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
−295%
75−80
+295%

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

  • RX 7800 XT is 228% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 208% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 243% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 578% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed Quadro M5500 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.71 54.18
Recency 8 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

Quadro M5500 has 75.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 205.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.

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