Quadro 5000M vs Radeon Pro W5500M

In this comparison between Quadro 5000M and Radeon Pro W5500M 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 5000M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro W5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon Pro W5500M

Quadro 5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro 5000M 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 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 17% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • Quadro 5000M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Quadro 5000M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Quadro 5000M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 10800 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 30−33
medium / 1080p 12−14 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 38% more, than Quadro 5000M.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000M Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture Fermi RDNA 1.0
Code name Fermi Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 27 July 2010 10 February 2020
Pipelines 320 1408
Core clock speed 405 MHz
Boost Clock 1450 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20 127.6
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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