Arc 8-Core iGPU vs Quadro M5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M5500 with Arc 8-Core iGPU, including specs and performance data.

Quadro M5500
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
20.52
+9.8%

M5500 outperforms Arc 8-Core iGPU by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Quadro M5500 Quadro M5500
Arc 8-Core iGPU Arc 8-Core iGPU

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.54no data
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameGM204Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year 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 cores20488
Core clock speed1140 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1165 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Texture fill rate149.1no data
Floating-point processing power4.772 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1753 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth211 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 outputsno data
Display Port1.2no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
VR Ready+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.

DirectX1212_2
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA+-

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 HD35−40
−2.9%
36
+2.9%
1440p18−21
−5.6%
19
+5.6%
4K14−16
+0%
14
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+9.5%
40−45
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+9.8%
60−65
−9.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+7.7%
110−120
−7.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+7.7%
90−95
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+10.9%
60−65
−10.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+11.5%
60−65
−11.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+5.7%
85−90
−5.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+9.5%
40−45
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+9.8%
60−65
−9.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+7.7%
110−120
−7.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+7.7%
90−95
−7.7%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+10.9%
60−65
−10.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+17.2%
58
−17.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+9.5%
40−45
−9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+5.7%
85−90
−5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+9.5%
40−45
−9.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+10%
30−33
−10%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+11.6%
40−45
−11.6%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+7.7%
110−120
−7.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+139%
41
−139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+47.8%
46
−47.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+91.7%
24
−91.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+5.7%
85−90
−5.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+10%
50−55
−10%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+8.3%
35−40
−8.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+10.7%
27−30
−10.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+15%
20−22
−15%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+12.7%
100−110
−12.7%
Hitman 3 24−27
+9.1%
21−24
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+10.5%
35−40
−10.5%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+11.8%
30−35
−11.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+23.5%
34
−23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+8.1%
110−120
−8.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Hitman 3 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+10.4%
95−100
−10.4%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+12%
24−27
−12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+64.3%
14
−64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%

This is how Quadro M5500 and Arc 8-Core iGPU compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 3% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Core iGPU is 6% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Quadro M5500 is 139% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Quadro M5500 surpassed Arc 8-Core iGPU in all 66 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 20.52 18.69
Recency 8 April 2016 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

Quadro M5500 has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Arc 8-Core iGPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro M5500 and Arc 8-Core iGPU.

Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation card while Arc 8-Core iGPU 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.

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