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NVIDIA Quadro 5000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M vs NVIDIA Quadro M5500

NVIDIA Quadro 5000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 5000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture. Therefore, the 5000M likely shares many similarities  to the GeForce GTX 480M which offers more CUDA cores. The Quadro is the first mobile GPU that offers ECC RAM and double-precision floating point cores.

The Quadro series also offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications. 

The shader/CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 5000M should offer higher performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Quadro 5000M is compatible with Nvidia 3D Vision Pro for stereoscopic viewing.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 5000M is specified at 100 Watt TDP and is therefore usually reserved for large laptops with ample cooling, such as the Clevo D901F.

At the time of arrival (mid 2010), the Quadro 5000M was the fastest professional workstation graphics card for laptops and is the successor to the old G92b-based GeForce FX 3800M. Compared to desktop Quadro cards, the mobile Quadro 5000M offers less shader cores and likely a lower core clock rate as well.

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 3000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (probably GF104 like the GeForce GTX 470M). Compared to the 5010M, the 3000M does not support ECC memory and DP floating point calculations.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. The OpenGL performance for example should be significantly better than similar specified GeForce graphics cards.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.1 for graphic rendering and DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 3000M should offer a high performance in general purpose calculations.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 3000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia called: NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.

To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 3000M supports Nvidia Optimus (if the laptop vendor chooses to integrate it).

As the GeForce GTX 470M, the Quadro 3000M is specified at 75 Watt TDP and therefore only suited for large laptops with 17 inch displays.

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

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The Nvidia Quadro M5500 is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with all 2048 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (Notebook). Compared to the slower and less power hungry Quadro M5000M, the M5500 offers 512 more shaders which should result in 30-40% more performance according to Nvidia.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M5000M can be used for general calculations.

The power consumption of the Quadro M5000M is rated at the same TGP of 150 Watt. Therefore, the card is suited for very large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

The first laptop with the M5500 in it is the MSI WT72 Workstation.

NVIDIA Quadro 5000MNVIDIA Quadro 3000MNVIDIA Quadro M5500
Quadro M Series
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro M5500 2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M 1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M 1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M 1024 @ 1.05 GHz256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200 1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200 640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M 640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M 512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620 512 @ 1.02 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M 384 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M 336 @ 0.48 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520 384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit
Quadro M600M 384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M 384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M 320 @ 0.41 GHz256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M 240 @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M 192 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M 96 @ 0.7 GHz128 Bit @ 900 MHz
CodenameFermiFermi
ArchitectureFermiFermiMaxwell
Pipelines320 - unified240 - unified2048 - unified
Core Speed405 MHz450 MHz1139 - 1140 (Boost) MHz
Shader Speed810 MHz900 MHz
Memory Speed1200 MHz625 MHz6606 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit256 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB2048 MB8 GB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5
Power Consumption100 Watt75 Watt150 Watt
Transistors3 Billion5.2 Billion
technology40 nm40 nm28 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 4.1, DirectX 11, DirectCompute, OpenCL, CUDA, AXE, Error-Correction-Codes (ECC)-Memory, IEEE-Double-Precision-Floating-Point, PowerMizer 9.0OpenGl 4.1, FP32CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement27.07.2010 22.02.2011 04.04.2016
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
1742 Points (2%)
14413 Points (20%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
1539 Points (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 7700     avg: 7767     median: 7766.5 (2%)     max: 7833 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7941 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
7015 Points (4%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 6604     avg: 6661     median: 6660.5 (4%)     max: 6717 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
41650 Points (22%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
18903 Points (21%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark 06
12967 Points (17%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 14054     avg: 14221     median: 14220.5 (19%)     max: 14387 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x768 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
3DMark 06
13127 Points (17%)
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 28.13     avg: 28.6     median: 28.6 (17%)     max: 29 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
20.4 fps (12%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 25.96     avg: 26.4     median: 26.4 (15%)     max: 26.82 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
22.9 fps (13%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 29.99     avg: 30.1     median: 30.1 (23%)     max: 30.2 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
30.1 fps (23%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 6.4     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (8%)     max: 6.71 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7.6 fps (9%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 43.9     avg: 44.6     median: 44.6 (34%)     max: 45.2 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
42.5 fps (32%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 31.9     avg: 33.3     median: 33.3 (36%)     max: 34.7 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
34.7 fps (37%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 28.6     avg: 29     median: 29 (14%)     max: 29.3 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
18.3 fps (9%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 25.1     avg: 26.9     median: 26.9 (14%)     max: 28.7 fps
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
24.6 fps (13%)
SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
144 fps (36%)
specvp12 snx-02 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
120 fps (18%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
60.3 fps (13%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
53.8 fps (14%)
specvp12 maya-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
95 fps (26%)
specvp12 energy-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
12.2 fps (11%)
specvp12 creo-01 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
110 fps (44%)
specvp12 catia-04 + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
137 fps (23%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6519 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 5000M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
32.7 fps (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 45.4     avg: 45.5     median: 45.5 (16%)     max: 45.65 fps
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro M5500
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
106.7 fps (6%)

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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
206.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
127.3  fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
53.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
11.5  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
66.7  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 3000M:
39.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
30.4  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
104.8  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 3000M:
70.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
43.3  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
med. 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
113.5  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
71.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
40  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
low 1024x768
Quadro 3000M:
187.6  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro 3000M:
52.4  fps
NVIDIA Quadro 3000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11206.2127.3
Metro 203353.811.5
Risen66.739.630.4
Need for Speed Shift104.870.943.3
Colin McRae: DIRT 2113.571.440
Anno 1404187.652.4
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