Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q vs Radeon RX 5500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon RX 5500, 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 RTX 3000 Max Q stacks up against Radeon RX 5500, check out specs charts below.

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 RX 5500
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
  Check Price
  • Radeon RX 5500 has 83% more power consumption, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 5500 - in Desktops.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is build with Turing architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q is manufactured by 12 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q and Radeon RX 5500 is 14000 MHz.

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 70−75
medium / 1080p 50−55 50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2% more, than Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q.

Full Specs

  Quadro RTX 3000 Max Q Radeon RX 5500
Architecture Turing RDNA 1.0
Code name N19E-Q1 MAX-Q Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 27 May 2019 7 October 2019
Pipelines 1920 1408
Core clock speed 600 - 870 MHz
Boost Clock 1215 - 1380 MHz 1845 MHz
Transistor count 10,800 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 175.0 162.4
Length 180 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 7.5
Laptop size large
  Check Price