Quadro M5500 vs Radeon RX 580X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro M5500 and Radeon RX 580X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Quadro M5500 stacks up against Radeon RX 580X, check out specs charts below.

Quadro M5500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro M5500 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 M5500 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro M5500 Radeon RX 580X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 185 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 580X has 23% more power consumption, than Quadro M5500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro M5500 and Radeon RX 580X have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Quadro M5500 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 580X - in Desktops.
  • Quadro M5500 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 580X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 580X is 118 MHz higher, than Quadro M5500.
  • Quadro M5500 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 580X is 1394 MHz higher, than Quadro M5500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 40−45
ultra / 1080p 27−30 24−27
QHD / 1440p 21−24 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12 10−12
low / 720p 65−70 65−70
medium / 1080p 45−50 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M5500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than Radeon RX 580X.

Full Specs

  Quadro M5500 Radeon RX 580X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 20
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 April 2016 11 April 2018
Pipelines 2048 2304
Core clock speed 1139 MHz 1257 MHz
Boost Clock 1140 MHz 1340 MHz
Transistor count 5200 Million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 193.0
Floating-point performance 6,175 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6606 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 211 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.0 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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