Quadro CX vs Radeon RX 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon RX 5500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Quadro CX and Radeon RX 5500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro CX has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 725 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 12400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 10−12 40−45
medium / 1080p 2−3 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name GT200B Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 29 September 2019
Pipelines 192 1408
Core clock speed 602 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 144.8
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.5
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size medium sized
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