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NVIDIA Quadro M5500 vs NVIDIA Quadro 2000M vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

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 2000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 2000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (likely the GF104 or GF106). It offers the same amount of shaders like the GeForce GTX 460M, but only a 128 Bit memory bus for DDR3 memory. The slow DDR3 memory in particular could be a bottleneck to the GPU

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD, DCC, medicine, or visualisation areas. 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 2000M should offer high performance in general purpose calculations.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 2000M is compatible with the new stereoscopic solution by Nvidia, NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro.

To automatically switch between the processor graphics card and the Quadro, the 2000M supports Nvidia Optimus. The implementation of the technology into specific notebook models is dependent on the laptop vendor.

The Quadro 2000M is specified at 55 Watt TDP and is therefore best suited for 15.6" or greater laptops.

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 M5500NVIDIA Quadro 2000MNVIDIA Quadro 3000M
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
ArchitectureMaxwellFermiFermi
Pipelines2048 - unified192 - unified240 - unified
Core Speed1139 - 1140 (Boost) MHz550 MHz450 MHz
Memory Speed6606 MHz900 MHz625 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5DDR3GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory8 GB2048 MB2048 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption150 Watt55 Watt75 Watt
Transistors5.2 Billion
technology28 nm40 nm40 nm
FeaturesCUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLIOpenGl 4.1, FP32OpenGl 4.1, FP32
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement04.04.2016 22.02.2011 22.02.2011
CodenameFermiFermi
Shader Speed1100 MHz900 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
14413 Points (20%)
min: 1416     avg: 1422     median: 1421 (2%)     max: 1428 Points
1742 Points (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1259     avg: 1261     median: 1261 (1%)     max: 1263 Points
1539 Points (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 6608     avg: 6634     median: 6633.5 (2%)     max: 6659 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7941 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 5391     avg: 5411     median: 5410.5 (3%)     max: 5430 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 6604     avg: 6661     median: 6660.5 (4%)     max: 6717 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
21287 Points (23%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
3DMark 06
min: 11575     avg: 11659     median: 11656 (15%)     max: 11747 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
min: 14054     avg: 14221     median: 14220.5 (19%)     max: 14387 Points
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 14.1     avg: 17     median: 17 (3%)     max: 19.8 fps
SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 19.28     avg: 19.3     median: 19.3 (12%)     max: 19.32 fps
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
20.4 fps (12%)
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 22.13     avg: 22.3     median: 22.3 (13%)     max: 22.52 fps
specvp11 tcvis-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
22.9 fps (13%)
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 32.8     avg: 33.1     median: 33.1 (25%)     max: 33.4 fps
specvp11 sw-02 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
30.1 fps (23%)
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 9.45     avg: 9.6     median: 9.6 (11%)     max: 9.83 fps
specvp11 proe-05 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
7.6 fps (9%)
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 45.28     avg: 45.6     median: 45.6 (34%)     max: 45.96 fps
specvp11 maya-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
42.5 fps (32%)
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 40.8     avg: 41.9     median: 41.9 (45%)     max: 42.93 fps
specvp11 lightwave-01 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
34.7 fps (37%)
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 17.84     avg: 17.9     median: 17.9 (9%)     max: 17.96 fps
specvp11 ensight-04 + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
18.3 fps (9%)
specvp11 catia-03 + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 27.08     avg: 27.4     median: 27.4 (14%)     max: 27.69 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%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Gaming graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 Graphics
6.9 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
5671 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro 3000M
6519 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro 2000M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 38.3     avg: 38.4     median: 38.4 (13%)     max: 38.44 fps
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%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro M5500 → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 2000M → 10% n=1

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro 3000M → 12% n=1

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
86.7  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
75  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
71.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
41.7  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
92  fps
Quadro 3000M:
206.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
59  fps
Quadro 3000M:
127.3  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
92  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
71  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
59.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
35.1  fps
low 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
165 243 ~ 204 fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
82  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro 2000M:
45  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
23 37 ~ 30 fps
med. 1360x768
Quadro 3000M:
53.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 3000M:
11.5  fps
med. 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
64.6  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
46.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
22.8  fps
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
200.3  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
74.8  fps
high 1366x768
Quadro 2000M:
59.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro 2000M:
37.6  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 2000M:
62  fps
Quadro 3000M:
187.6  fps
ultra 1280x1024
Quadro 2000M:
36 43 ~ 40 fps
Quadro 3000M:
52.4  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
Quadro 2000M:
269  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro 2000M:
93  fps
high 1280x1024
Quadro 2000M:
47.9  fps
NVIDIA Quadro 2000Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Call of Duty: Black Ops86.77571.741.7
Fifa 119259
Mafia 2927159.135.1
StarCraft 2204824530
Battlefield: Bad Company 264.646.922.8
CoD Modern Warfare 2200.374.859.537.6
Anno 14046240
Sims 32699347.89
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< 120 fps
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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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