Quadro M500M vs Radeon RX 5500M

In this comparison between Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5500M 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 M500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Quadro M500M and Radeon RX 5500M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 M500M or Radeon RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5500M has 183% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is connected by MXM-A (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • Quadro M500M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 298 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.
  • Quadro M500M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 9996 MHz higher, than Quadro M500M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 3−4 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 325% more, than Quadro M500M.

Full Specs

  Quadro M500M Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
Code name GM108 Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 15 December 2015 29 September 2019
Pipelines 384 1408
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1645 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 144.8
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4004 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.0 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size large medium sized
Optimus +
nView Display Management +
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