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    Quadro M5000M vs Radeon HD 6550A

    In this comparison between Quadro M5000M and Radeon HD 6550A 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 M5000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6550A will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Quadro M5000M Check Price
    Radeon HD 6550A

    Quadro M5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro M5000M 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 Quadro M5000M here:

    Quadro M5000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon HD 6550A
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Quadro M5000M has 185% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • Quadro M5000M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6550A uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • Quadro M5000M has 6 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • Quadro M5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon HD 6550A - in Desktops.
    • Quadro M5000M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6550A - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 412 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.
    • Quadro M5000M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6550A - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M5000M is 3400 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 −
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 1−2
    medium / 1080p 40−45 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than Radeon HD 6550A.

    Full Specs

      Quadro M5000M Radeon HD 6550A
    Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
    Code name GM204 Pinewood
    Type Mobile workstation Desktop
    Release date 2 October 2015 7 February 2011
    Pipelines 1,536 480
    Core clock speed 962 MHz 550 MHz
    Boost Clock 1051 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million 627 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 93.60 13.20
    Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 624.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1600 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0 5.0
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 366 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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