GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs Quadro M5500

Place in performance ranking	264	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.84
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM204	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	4 April 2016 (8 years ago)	24 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	10240
Core clock speed	1139 MHz	1370 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	1667 MHz
Number of transistors	5200 Million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	149.1	532.8
Floating-point performance	4.772 gflops	34.1 gflops

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	285 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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6606 MHz	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	211 GB/s	912.4 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, 3x DisplayPort
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 20.51

RTX 3080 Ti 70.29
+243%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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 3080 Ti 27124
+243%

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	60−65 −265%	219 +265%
1440p	40−45 −275%	150 +275%
4K	27−30 −263%	98 +263%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

30−35

−564%

219
+564%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −215%	140−150 +215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −271%	120−130 +271%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −236%	220−230 +236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −183%	110−120 +183%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −458%	184 +458%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −213%	170−180 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −89.7%	230−240 +89.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 −223%	120−130 +223%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −161%	250−260 +161%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −118%	150−160 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −122%	120−130 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −337%	290−300 +337%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −64.5%	150−160 +64.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −215%	140−150 +215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −271%	120−130 +271%
Battlefield 5	65−70 −236%	220−230 +236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −183%	110−120 +183%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −385%	160 +385%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −213%	170−180 +213%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −89.7%	230−240 +89.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 −223%	120−130 +223%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −161%	250−260 +161%
Metro Exodus	70−75 −118%	150−160 +118%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −122%	120−130 +122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −499%	407 +499%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −228%	150−160 +228%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −64.5%	150−160 +64.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 −215%	140−150 +215%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −194%	100 +194%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 −183%	110−120 +183%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −342%	146 +342%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −144%	110−120 +144%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 −89.7%	230−240 +89.7%
Hitman 3	40−45 −223%	120−130 +223%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −216%	310 +216%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −428%	359 +428%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 −293%	181 +293%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 −4.3%	97 +4.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

−122%

120−130
+122%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −326%	160−170 +326%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 −261%	110−120 +261%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −295%	80−85 +295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −353%	86 +353%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −257%	80−85 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −725%	99 +725%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −246%	80−85 +246%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −136%	270−280 +136%
Hitman 3	24−27 −329%	100−110 +329%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −471%	240 +471%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −271%	141 +271%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −540%	269 +540%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −433%	120−130 +433%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −99.2%	230−240 +99.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−35

−238%

110−120
+238%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −340%	85−90 +340%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −331%	65−70 +331%
Hitman 3	16−18 −288%	60−65 +288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −113%	220−230 +113%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −409%	110−120 +409%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −624%	152 +624%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −383%	55−60 +383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −510%	61 +510%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −373%	50−55 +373%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1150%	50 +1150%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −355%	50−55 +355%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −336%	120−130 +336%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −600%	161 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −556%	59 +556%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−322%

75−80
+322%

This is how Quadro M5500 and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 265% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 275% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 263% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 1150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3080 Ti surpassed Quadro M5500 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.51	70.29
Recency	4 April 2016	24 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	350 Watt

Quadro M5500 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 242.7% 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 3080 Ti 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 3080 Ti is a desktop one.

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