Radeon Pro 5500 XT vs Quadro M600M

Place in the ranking	603	250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.94	12.11
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GM107	Navi 14
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	18 August 2015 (9 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores	384	1536
Core clock speed	837 MHz	1187 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	1757 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	14.02	168.7
Floating-point processing power	0.6728 TFLOPS	5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	96

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	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	224.0 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	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	5.0	-

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. 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 M600M 5.57

Pro 5500 XT 21.71
+290%

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 M600M 2150

Pro 5500 XT 8375
+290%

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

−289%

70−75
+289%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−289%

35−40

+289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −275%	60−65 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
Hitman 3	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −271%	130−140 +271%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −275%	75−80 +275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −288%	190−200 +288%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −275%	60−65 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
Hitman 3	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −271%	130−140 +271%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −275%	75−80 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −268%	70−75 +268%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −288%	190−200 +288%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%
Hitman 3	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −271%	130−140 +271%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −275%	75−80 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −275%	30−33 +275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −288%	190−200 +288%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−267%

55−60
+267%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Hitman 3	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −289%	140−150 +289%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−250%

35−40
+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Hitman 3	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −275%	45−50 +275%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−250%

21−24

+250%

This is how Quadro M600M and Pro 5500 XT compete in popular games:

Pro 5500 XT is 289% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.57	21.71
Recency	18 August 2015	4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	125 Watt

Quadro M600M has 316.7% lower power consumption.

Pro 5500 XT, on the other hand, has a 289.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M600M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Pro 5500 XT is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.