GeForce RTX 3060 vs Quadro M5500

Place in the ranking	265	81
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	71.42
Power efficiency	9.46	18.01
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	GA106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	8 April 2016 (8 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329

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	2048	3584
Core clock speed	1140 MHz	1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	1165 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	149.1	199.0
Floating-point processing power	4.772 TFLOPS	12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	128	112
Tensor Cores	no data	112
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	28

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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1753 MHz	1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	360.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
Display Port	1.2	no 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.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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 M5500 20.52

RTX 3060 44.29
+116%

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 M5500 7915

RTX 3060 17085
+116%

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	55−60 −125%	124 +125%
1440p	35−40 −131%	81 +131%
4K	24−27 −117%	52 +117%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.65
1440p	no data	4.06
4K	no data	6.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−139%

79
+139%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −200%	102 +200%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −112%	85−90 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −136%	78 +136%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −93.8%	90−95 +93.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −96.4%	100−110 +96.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −61.1%	200−210 +61.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −200%	120 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −82.7%	170−180 +82.7%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −91.5%	130−140 +91.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −80%	95−100 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −144%	160−170 +144%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −45.2%	130−140 +45.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −150%	85 +150%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −112%	140−150 +112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −112%	85−90 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −127%	75 +127%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −93.8%	90−95 +93.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −96.4%	100−110 +96.4%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −61.1%	200−210 +61.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −190%	116 +190%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −82.7%	170−180 +82.7%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −91.5%	130−140 +91.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −80%	95−100 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −165%	180 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −97.8%	90−95 +97.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −45.2%	130−140 +45.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −102%	90−95 +102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −121%	75 +121%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −112%	85−90 +112%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −93.9%	64 +93.9%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −93.8%	90−95 +93.8%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −61.1%	200−210 +61.1%
Hitman 3	40−45 −153%	101 +153%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −44.9%	142 +44.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −126%	154 +126%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −58.7%	73 +58.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +57.6%	59 −57.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−80%

95−100
+80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −123%	85−90 +123%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −119%	65−70 +119%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −133%	45−50 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −216%	60 +216%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −126%	50−55 +126%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −225%	39 +225%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −113%	50−55 +113%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −110%	240−250 +110%
Hitman 3	24−27 −183%	68 +183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −152%	106 +152%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −134%	89 +134%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −174%	115 +174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −179%	65−70 +179%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −70.8%	200−210 +70.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−124%

75−80
+124%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −125%	45−50 +125%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −138%	35−40 +138%
Hitman 3	16−18 −181%	45 +181%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −84%	190−200 +84%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −168%	55−60 +168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −200%	63 +200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −158%	30−35 +158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −280%	38 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −164%	27−30 +164%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18 +350%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −125%	60−65 +125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −191%	67 +191%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −200%	27 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−122%

40−45
+122%

This is how Quadro M5500 and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 is 125% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 is 131% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 117% 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 Quadro M5500 is 58% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3060 is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Quadro M5500 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 3060 is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.52	44.29
Recency	8 April 2016	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

Quadro M5500 has 13.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 115.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro M5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro M5500 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop one.

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