Quadro 500M vs Radeon Pro 555

In this comparison between Quadro 500M and Radeon Pro 555 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro 500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 555 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon Pro 555
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 555 has 114% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon Pro 555 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 555 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555 - in Mobile workstations.
  • Quadro 500M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro 555 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 155 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
  • Quadro 500M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 3280 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than Quadro 500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 500M Radeon Pro 555
Architecture Fermi Polaris
Code name GF108 Polaris 21
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 22 February 2011 5 June 2017
Pipelines 96 768
Core clock speed 700 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 585 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 11.20 40.80
Floating-point performance 268.8 gflops 1,306 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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