Radeon RX 5500M vs Tesla M60

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M60 with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M60
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
16.74
+16.7%

M60 outperforms 5500M by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking357399
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.2912.97
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM204Navi 14
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date30 August 2015 (10 years ago)7 October 2019 (6 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 cores2048 ×21408
Core clock speed557 MHz1375 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate150.8 ×2144.8
Floating-point processing power4.825 TFLOPS ×24.632 TFLOPS
ROPs64 ×232
TMUs128 ×288
L1 Cache768 KBno data
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB ×24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/s ×2224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.2-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Tesla M60 16.74
+16.7%
RX 5500M 14.34

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.

Tesla M60 7002
+16.7%
Samples: 21
RX 5500M 5998
Samples: 408

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 HD65−70
+14%
57
−14%
1440p70−75
+14.8%
61
−14.8%
4K35−40
+16.7%
30
−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 55
+0%
55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 54
+0%
54
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 46
+0%
46
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 191
+0%
191
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Far Cry 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 33
+0%
33
+0%
Metro Exodus 39
+0%
39
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%
Valorant 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 103
+0%
103
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 23
+0%
23
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 65
+0%
65
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 137
+0%
137
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 175
+0%
175
+0%
Valorant 136
+0%
136
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 76
+0%
76
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how Tesla M60 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M60 is 14% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla M60 is 15% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla M60 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.74 14.34
Recency 30 August 2015 7 October 2019
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 85 Watt

Tesla M60 has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 5500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 252.9% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M60 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.

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