Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q vs Radeon Pro 5500 XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon Pro 5500 XT. 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 RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon Pro 5500 XT. 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.

Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q 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 RTX 3000 Max Q here:

Main Specs

  Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 125 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 108% more power consumption, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - in Desktops.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is 13986 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 40−45
ultra / 1080p 27−30 27−30
QHD / 1440p 21−24 21−24
4K / 2160p 12−14 12−14
low / 720p 65−70 65−70
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon Pro 5500 XT have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Architecture Turing RDNA 1.0
Code name N19E-Q1 MAX-Q Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 May 2019 4 August 2020
Pipelines 1920 1536
Core clock speed 600 - 870 MHz
Boost Clock 1215 - 1380 MHz 1757 MHz
Transistor count 10,800 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 175.0 168.7
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size large
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