HD Graphics 5500 vs Quadro M500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M500M with HD Graphics 5500, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M500M
2016
2 GB GDDR3, 30 Watt
3.01
+99.3%

M500M outperforms HD Graphics 5500 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking776976
Place by popularitynot in top-100100
Power efficiency6.886.90
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code nameGM108Broadwell GT2
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date27 April 2016 (8 years ago)5 September 2014 (10 years ago)

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 cores384192
Core clock speed1029 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9820.40
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs83
TMUs1624

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-
nView Display Management+no data
Optimus+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.4
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA5.0-

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.

Quadro M500M 3.01
+99.3%
HD Graphics 5500 1.51

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.

Quadro M500M 1159
+99.5%
HD Graphics 5500 581

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.

Quadro M500M 2365
+142%
HD Graphics 5500 979

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Quadro M500M 7959
+65.9%
HD Graphics 5500 4798

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.

Quadro M500M 1595
+140%
HD Graphics 5500 663

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.

Quadro M500M 8348
+50.6%
HD Graphics 5500 5544

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Quadro M500M 126522
+115%
HD Graphics 5500 58776

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Quadro M500M 21
+130%
HD Graphics 5500 9

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

Quadro M500M 11
+331%
HD Graphics 5500 3

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

Quadro M500M 36
+189%
HD Graphics 5500 12

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

Quadro M500M 19
+696%
HD Graphics 5500 2

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

Quadro M500M 20
+182%
HD Graphics 5500 7

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

Quadro M500M 21
+217%
HD Graphics 5500 7

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

Quadro M500M 7
+620%
HD Graphics 5500 1

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

Quadro M500M 6
+45.2%
HD Graphics 5500 4

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

Quadro M500M 0
+300%
HD Graphics 5500 0

SPECviewperf 12 - Showcase

Quadro M500M 6
+45.2%
HD Graphics 5500 4

SPECviewperf 12 - Maya

This part of SPECviewperf 12 workstation benchmark uses Autodesk Maya 13 engine to render a superhero energy plant static scene consisting of more than 700 thousand polygons, in six different modes.

Quadro M500M 11
+331%
HD Graphics 5500 3

SPECviewperf 12 - Catia

Quadro M500M 20
+182%
HD Graphics 5500 7

SPECviewperf 12 - Solidworks

Quadro M500M 36
+189%
HD Graphics 5500 12

SPECviewperf 12 - Siemens NX

Quadro M500M 19
+696%
HD Graphics 5500 2

SPECviewperf 12 - Creo

Quadro M500M 21
+217%
HD Graphics 5500 7

SPECviewperf 12 - Medical

Quadro M500M 7
+620%
HD Graphics 5500 1

SPECviewperf 12 - Energy

Quadro M500M 0.4
+300%
HD Graphics 5500 0.1

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:

900p24−27
+84.6%
13
−84.6%
Full HD15
+50%
10
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+14.7%
30−35
−14.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+53.8%
13
−53.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+14.7%
30−35
−14.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+53.3%
14−16
−53.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+600%
2
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+14.7%
30−35
−14.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+125%
8−9
−125%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how Quadro M500M and HD Graphics 5500 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro M500M is 85% faster in 900p
  • Quadro M500M is 50% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M500M is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Quadro M500M is ahead in 47 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.01 1.51
Recency 27 April 2016 5 September 2014
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 15 Watt

Quadro M500M has a 99.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

HD Graphics 5500, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M500M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M500M is a mobile workstation card while HD Graphics 5500 is a mobile workstation one.


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