Radeon RX 5500M vs Quadro K2100M

Place in the ranking	721	360
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.63	no data
Power efficiency	4.42	11.73
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	GK106	Navi 14
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	23 July 2013 (11 years ago)	7 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$84.95	no data

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	576	1408
Core clock speed	667 MHz	1375 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1645 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.02	144.8
Floating-point processing power	0.7684 TFLOPS	4.632 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	48	88

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	752 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.0 GB/s	224.0 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	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	-
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

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.

K2100M 3.52

RX 5500M 14.42
+310%

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.

K2100M 1357

RX 5500M 5563
+310%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

K2100M 2394

RX 5500M 16476
+588%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

K2100M 1606

RX 5500M 12276
+664%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

K2100M 11835

RX 5500M 50946
+330%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

K2100M 4540

RX 5500M 38083
+739%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

K2100M 4104

RX 5500M 35698
+770%

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:

Full HD	23 −148%	57 +148%
1440p	12−14 −367%	56 +367%
4K	7−8 −343%	31 +343%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.69	no data
1440p	7.08	no data
4K	12.14	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−817%

55
+817%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −330%	43 +330%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −2700%	56 +2700%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −557%	45−50 +557%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −563%	53 +563%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −617%	43 +617%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −371%	30−35 +371%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −290%	35−40 +290%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −365%	90−95 +365%
Hitman 3	9−10 −544%	58 +544%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −484%	146 +484%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −533%	57 +533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −229%	45−50 +229%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −312%	169 +312%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −230%	30−35 +230%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1200%	26 +1200%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −386%	34 +386%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −500%	48 +500%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −371%	30−35 +371%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −290%	35−40 +290%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −365%	90−95 +365%
Hitman 3	9−10 −544%	58 +544%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −476%	144 +476%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −500%	36 +500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −478%	52 +478%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −486%	82 +486%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	25 −36%	30−35 +36%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −310%	168 +310%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −210%	31 +210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −600%	14 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −225%	26 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −400%	30 +400%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −371%	30−35 +371%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −365%	90−95 +365%
Hitman 3	9−10 −456%	50 +456%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −176%	69 +176%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −414%	72 +414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −200%	45 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +86.4%	22 −86.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−500%

54
+500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −800%	54 +800%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −7200%	70−75 +7200%
Hitman 3	8−9 −313%	33 +313%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −511%	55 +511%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −641%	163 +641%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−471%

40
+471%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1350%	29 +1350%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−400%

20
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 +0%	10 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	9 +0%	9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +0%	65 +0%
Metro Exodus	28 +0%	28 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

This is how K2100M and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

RX 5500M is 148% faster in 1080p
RX 5500M is 367% faster in 1440p
RX 5500M is 343% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the K2100M is 86% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500M is 7200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

K2100M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 5500M is ahead in 62 tests (87%)
there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.52	14.42
Recency	23 July 2013	7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	85 Watt

K2100M has 54.5% lower power consumption.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has a 309.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro K2100M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K2100M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 5500M is a mobile workstation one.

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