NVIDIA Quadro M5500 vs NVIDIA Quadro M1200 vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

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 M1200

► remove from comparison

The 28 nm Nvidia Quadro M1200 is a mid-range DirectX 12 (FL 11_0) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a (first generation) Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM107 chip with 640 shader cores. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M. The Quadro M1200M is built for the Intel Skylake generation and is the successor to the Quadro M1000M (950M based).

Performance

The performance of the Quadro M1200 is on a level to the previous generation M2000M which is also based on the 960M. In games it is comparable to the GTX 960M although the driver support is not optimized for gaming.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.0) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M2000M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M1200 is rated for the same TGP of 45 Watt (32.5 Watt TDP) and therefore a bit lower than the M2000M with 55 Watt TGP.

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

► remove from comparison

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.

show full text

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

NVIDIA Quadro M1200

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M

Quadro M Series

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Architecture

Maxwell

Fermi

Pipelines

2048 - unified

640 - unified

240 - unified

Core Speed

1139 - 1140 (Boost) MHz

991 - 1150 (Boost) MHz

450 MHz

Memory Speed

6606 MHz

5000 MHz

625 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

128 Bit

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

8 GB

4 GB

2048 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0

Power Consumption

150 Watt

45 Watt

75 Watt

Transistors

5.2 Billion

1.9 Billion

technology

28 nm

40 nm

Features

CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI

Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus

OpenGl 4.1, FP32

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

04.04.2016

13.01.2017

22.02.2011

Codename

N17P-Q1

Fermi

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.de

Shader Speed

900 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M1200

1.9 pt (6%)

AMD Radeon HD 8180

0.06605 -96%

...

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

1.705 -10%

NVIDIA GeForce MX330

1.714 -9%

AMD FirePro M6100

1.748 -7%

Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

1.772 -6%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

1.778 -6%

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

1.827 -3%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M

1.844 -2%

NVIDIA Quadro P600

1.86 -1%

NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M SLI

1.87 -1%

NVIDIA Quadro M1200

1.887

NVIDIA Quadro M2000M

1.894 0%

NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU

1.924 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M

1.967 4%

NVIDIA GeForce MX350

1.991 6%

NVIDIA Quadro P620

2.13 13%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M

2.14 13%

AMD Radeon HD 7970M

2.14 13%

NVIDIA GeForce MX450

2.15 14%

AMD Radeon 660M

2.16 14%

...

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU

21.1 1018%

max:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

33.3 1665%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score

100%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision 5520 UHD	E3-1505M v6	Quadro M1200 1148 MHz 4 GB	32 GB	12632
Dell Precision 5520	i5-7440HQ	Quadro M1200 1123 MHz 4 GB	8 GB	13600
HP ZBook Studio G4-Y6K17EA	E3-1505M v6	Quadro M1200 1148 / 1253 MHz 4 GB	32 GB	17884

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision M6600	2720QM	Quadro 3000M	8 GB	6604
HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EA	2630QM	Quadro 3000M 2 GB	4 GB	6717

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Dell Precision 5520 UHD (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	E3-1505M v6	Quadro M1200 1148 MHz 4 GB	32 GB	26109

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
HP EliteBook 8760w LG671EA (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	2630QM	Quadro 3000M 2 GB	4 GB	14054
Dell Precision M6600 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	2720QM	Quadro 3000M	8 GB	14387

NVIDIA Quadro M1200	low	med.	high	ultra	4K
Doom	79	66	37	34	12
Rise of the Tomb Raider	88.1	49.15	28.36	23.92	9.88
Batman: Arkham Knight	74	63	35	29	11
The Witcher 3	73.6	45.9	28	13
Thief	93.3	58.9	50.1	26.2
BioShock Infinite	207	134	119	45
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	5 1	3 2 1	2 3 1	4 2	3

NVIDIA Quadro 3000M	low	med.	high	ultra
Fifa 11			206.2	127.3
Metro 2033		53.8		11.5
Risen		66.7	39.6	30.4
Need for Speed Shift		104.8	70.9	43.3
Colin McRae: DIRT 2		113.5	71.4	40
Anno 1404	187.6			52.4
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1	1 3	1 2 1	1 4 1

NVIDIA Quadro M5500 vs NVIDIA Quadro M1200 vs NVIDIA Quadro 3000M