Quadro RTX 6000 vs HD Graphics 5500

Place in the ranking	969	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.24
Power efficiency	6.97	12.93
Architecture	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Broadwell GT2	TU102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	5 September 2014 (10 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	4608
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	850 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	1,300 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.40	509.8
Floating-point processing power	0.3264 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	96
TMUs	24	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	IGP	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	24 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	672.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD Graphics 5500 1.51

RTX 6000 48.54
+3115%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD Graphics 5500 581

RTX 6000 18733
+3124%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	13 −2977%	400−450 +2977%
Full HD	10 −2900%	300−350 +2900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

21.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
−2900%

120−130

+2900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2900%	450−500 +2900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3025%	250−260 +3025%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2988%	1050−1100 +2988%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2900%	450−500 +2900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3067%	95−100 +3067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3025%	250−260 +3025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 −2977%	400−450 +2977%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2988%	1050−1100 +2988%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2900%	120−130 +2900%
Hitman 3	6−7 −3067%	190−200 +3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −2900%	450−500 +2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −3025%	250−260 +3025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −2988%	1050−1100 +2988%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3067%

95−100
+3067%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −2900%	60−65 +2900%
Hitman 3	7−8 −3043%	220−230 +3043%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −3100%	160−170 +3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −3025%	250−260 +3025%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−2900%

120−130

+2900%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−2900%

30−33
+2900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−3067%

95−100
+3067%

This is how HD Graphics 5500 and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 is 2977% faster in 900p
RTX 6000 is 2900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.51	48.54
Recency	5 September 2014	13 August 2018
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	260 Watt

HD Graphics 5500 has 1633.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 3114.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 5500 is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.