NVIDIA Quadro M5500 Mobile

The NVIDIA Quadro M5500 Mobile is an end-of-life mobile workstation GPU built on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture with the GM204 chip, manufactured by TSMC on a 28 nm process. It uses 5,200 million transistors across a 398 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 13.1 million per square millimeter. The database records no benchmark entries for this part, an average benchmark score of 0, and a 50th percentile rank among all GPUs, so the specification table becomes the primary basis for analysis.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark list for this GPU is empty, and the nearestRivals array contains no entries. Because of this, exact percentage deltas relative to competing GPUs cannot be calculated, and no score comparisons are available. The data instead provides throughput ceilings: FP32 compute is listed at 4.772 TFLOPS, pixel fill at 74.56 GPixel/s, and texture fill at 149.1 GTexel/s. These figures come from a configuration of 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs, running at a base clock of 1140 MHz and a boost clock of 1165 MHz. The boost clock is only nominally above the base clock, which suggests the GPU is built to hold a fairly constant frequency rather than rely on large transient clock jumps.

The absence of a measured score means the 50th percentile cannot be tied to any observed workload. It is simply a rank stored in the database. The average benchmark score of 0 reinforces that no standard benchmark result has been ingested for the M5500 Mobile. In this context, the most concrete performance statements are the raw hardware rates: 4.772 TFLOPS of FP32, 74.56 GPixel/s of pixel throughput, and 149.1 GTexel/s of texture throughput. The record does not include an FP16 value, so half-precision performance is not characterized by this data.

No rival deltas are present because no rivals are listed. The requested comparison framework is therefore limited to understanding the part from its own specification sheet. The fill rates and compute rate are useful reference points, but they cannot be translated into percentage advantages or deficits without benchmark records from other GPUs.

Who Should Consider It

The data describes a GPU designed for systems built around MXM-B 3.0 modules. It is a mobile part, and its slot width is listed as MXM Module, so compatibility is tied to a laptop or chassis that accepts that module format. The bus interface is MXM-B 3.0, and display outputs are listed as portable-device dependent, meaning the host device controls the physical display connections.

For users deciding whether this GPU fits a workload, the key facts are memory capacity and bandwidth. The M5500 Mobile carries 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, with 224.4 GB/s of bandwidth. Workloads that need more than 8 GB of resident data cannot fit on the GPU. Workloads that do fit will be limited by the 224.4 GB/s bandwidth ceiling, as well as by the pixel and texture rates of 74.56 GPixel/s and 149.1 GTexel/s.

The database does not contain benchmark results that map this GPU to specific resolution or quality settings. Any recommendation based on settings would require measured scores, which are absent. What the data can support is a capacity-based statement: the 8 GB frame buffer and 256-bit memory interface indicate an ability to address large scenes, but the actual frame rate at any resolution or detail level is not recorded. The GPU is positioned as a Maxwell-generation Quadro mobile part, between the Quadro Kepler-M predecessor and the Quadro Pascal-M successor, and its software API support includes DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Memory Subsystem

The memory subsystem is one of the most detailed portions of the fact pack. The M5500 Mobile has 8 GB of GDDR5, a 256-bit bus width, a memory clock of 1753 MHz, and an effective data rate of 7 Gbps. The corresponding bandwidth is 224.4 GB/s. This memory configuration determines how quickly textures, geometry, and compute buffers can be moved between the 2048 shading units and the frame buffer.

For high-resolution rendering, both capacity and bandwidth matter. The 8 GB capacity sets an upper bound on how much image and scene data can be stored on the GPU at once. The 224.4 GB/s bandwidth sets the rate at which that data can be accessed. The 256-bit interface is the bus that connects memory to the GPU core. The pixel rate of 74.56 GPixel/s and texture rate of 149.1 GTexel/s are the rates at which the GPU can consume that data in fill-limited work. The record does not include FP16 throughput, so memory bandwidth behavior under half-precision compute workloads cannot be evaluated from this data.

The memory clock is listed both as 1753 MHz and 7 Gbps effective, which allows the effective transfer rate to be stated without relying on derived figures. The combination of 8 GB and 224.4 GB/s is a meaningful specification because it defines the primary resource envelope for any workload. Without benchmark scores, the memory subsystem is the strongest available indicator of where this GPU might be used.

FAQ

Q: What architecture does the Quadro M5500 Mobile use?

A: It is built on the Maxwell 2.0 architecture with the GM204 chip, manufactured by TSMC on a 28 nm process using 5,200 million transistors on a 398 mm² die.

Q: How much memory does it have and what is the bus width?

A: It has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1753 MHz and an effective data rate of 7 Gbps, yielding a bandwidth of 224.4 GB/s.

Q: Does it support DirectX 12?

A: Yes. The API list includes DirectX 12 (12_1), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: Does it have ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: The database lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for this GPU.

Q: What is the TDP and what power connectors does it require?

A: The TDP is 150 W. The power connectors field is listed as None, and no suggested PSU is provided in the fact pack.

Q: What benchmark scores are recorded?

A: No benchmark entries are recorded. The average benchmark score is 0, and the percentile rank versus all GPUs is the 50th percentile.

How It Compares

The database lists no nearest rivals for the Quadro M5500 Mobile, so a per-rival comparison cannot be produced. The nearestRivals array is empty, meaning there are no named competitor scores, no deltaPct values, and no ranking context beyond the 50th percentile field. Without that data, any attempt to compare against a specific GPU would be unsupported.

The fact pack does provide generational context. The predecessor is the Quadro Kepler-M, and the successor is the Quadro Pascal-M. This places the M5500 Mobile between two other Quadro mobile families, but no scores are given for either. The 50th percentile rank is the only relative position available, and because the average score is 0, even that rank lacks a numerical performance anchor.

In the absence of rival data, the comparison section is best understood as a placeholder: the GPU occupies a middle percentile rank in the global database, but the specific rivals that would make that rank meaningful are not listed.

Power and Cooling

The Quadro M5500 Mobile has a TDP of 150 W. This is the only power consumption figure in the fact pack. The slot width is listed as MXM Module, and the bus interface is MXM-B 3.0, so the physical form factor is designed for mobile systems rather than a desktop expansion slot. The power connectors field is listed as None, which indicates that no auxiliary power connectors are specified in the database. No suggested PSU is provided, and because this is an MXM module, a desktop power supply recommendation would not apply in the same way as for a desktop GPU.

Cooling information is not directly listed. The data gives a 150 W TDP but does not describe a cooler, heatsink, or thermal solution. The mobile nature of the module means the thermal design is ultimately dependent on the host chassis. Display outputs being portable-device dependent reinforces that the GPU relies on the host system for integration.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The fact pack lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for this GPU, so there is no data indicating hardware ray tracing acceleration or tensor processing capabilities. The architecture is listed as Maxwell 2.0, and the API support includes DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. These API versions define the software feature context available to applications.

The display outputs are portable-device dependent, meaning the physical output support is determined by the host device rather than by the GPU itself. The GPU’s feature set, as recorded, consists of the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, its 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and the API list. Without RT core or tensor core counts, any assessment of ray tracing or tensor performance cannot be grounded in this fact pack.