NVIDIA Quadro M5500 vs NVIDIA Quadro M600M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

NVIDIA Quadro M5500

The Nvidia Quadro M5500 is a high-end, DirectX 12 (FL_12_1) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a Maxwell-based GPU built on the GM204 chip with all 2048 shader cores activated and is manufactured in 28 nm at TSMC. Therefore, the GPU is similar to the consumer Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 (Notebook). Compared to the slower and less power hungry Quadro M5000M, the M5500 offers 512 more shaders which should result in 30-40% more performance according to Nvidia.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications like CAD or DCC. OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better compared to GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.2) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M5000M can be used for general calculations.

The power consumption of the Quadro M5000M is rated at the same TGP of 150 Watt. Therefore, the card is suited for very large notebooks with 17-inch displays or greater.

The first laptop with the M5500 in it is the MSI WT72 Workstation.

NVIDIA Quadro M600M

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The 28nm NVIDIA Quadro M600M is an entry-level DirectX 12 (FL 11_0) and OpenGL 4.5-compatible graphics card for mobile workstations. It is a 1st generation Maxwell GPU that is most likely built on the GM107 architecture with 384 of the 640 shader cores activated. Compared to the older Quadro K620M and consumer GeForce 940M, the GPU offers a 128-Bit memory bus that separates it from the GM108-based K620M. The M600M typically comes with 2 GB GDDR5 VRAM clocked at 1250 MHz (5000 MHz effective at 80 GB/s instead of 16 GB/s on the K620M).

In the Lenovo Thinkpad P70 the M600M is clocked at 837 - 876 MHz (Boost) for the shaders, and 1253 MHz (5012 MHz effektive) for the 2 GB GDDR5 from Samsung (thanks to our reader John for the GPU-Z screenshot).

Performance

The Quadro M600M is about 20% faster than the previous Quadro K620M thanks to the wider 128-bit memory interface and pretty much right between the siblings Quadro M500M & Quadro M1000M. The consumer GPU GeForce 940MX is beaten by ~10-15%, while the GeForce GTX 950M is another 20% faster.

Using CUDA (Compute Capability 5.0) or OpenCL 1.2, the cores of the Quadro M600M can be used for general calculations.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Quadro M600M is rated at the same 30 Watt TGP as the K620M including the board and memory components. Therefore, the card is also suited for thin and light notebooks.

NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

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The NVIDIA Quadro 4000M is a professional workstation graphics card based on the Fermi architecture (or more specifically, probably the GF104). Unlike the 5010M, the 4000M does not support ECC memory and dual-precision (DP) floating point calculations.

The Quadro series offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance in professional applications such as CAD or DCC. As a result, multiple scientific or business disciplines can make use of the workstation GPU. The OpenGL performance, for example, should be significantly better than consumer-oriented GeForce graphics cards of similar specifications.

The shader / CUDA cores can be accessed using DirectX 11 or OpenGL 4.1 for graphics rendering or DirectCompute, OpenCL, AXE, and CUDA for general purpose calculations. Due to the new Fermi core, the 4000M should offer higher performance in general purpose calculations compared to its predecessors.

Furthermore, the Nvidia Quadro 4000M is compatible with 3D Vision Pro, a new software solution by Nvidia for stereoscopic output.

The 4000M supports Nvidia Optimus in order to automatically switch between the integrated graphics card and the Quadro for power-saving purposes. Whether or not this feature is supported on a laptop, however, is dependent on the laptop manufacturer.

Similar to the GeForce GTX 480M, the Quadro 4000M is specified at 100 Watt TDP and is therefore only found in large laptops such as the Clevo D901F.

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NVIDIA Quadro M5500

NVIDIA Quadro M600M

NVIDIA Quadro 4000M

Quadro M Series

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Quadro M5500	2048 @ 1.14 - 1.14 GHz	256 Bit @ 6606 MHz
Quadro M5000M	1536 @ 0.96 - 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M4000M	1280 @ 0.98 - 1.01 GHz	256 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M3000M	1024 @ 1.05 GHz	256 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2200	1024 @ 0.69 - 1.04 GHz	128 Bit @ 5508 MHz
Quadro M1200	640 @ 0.99 - 1.15 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M2000M	640 @ 1.04 - 1.2 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M1000M	512 @ 0.99 - 1.07 GHz	128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Quadro M620	512 @ 1.02 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro 5010M	384 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 1300 MHz
Quadro 4000M	336 @ 0.48 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro M520	384 @ 0.76 - 1.02 GHz	64 Bit
Quadro M600M	384 @ 0.84 - 0.88 GHz	128 Bit @ 5012 MHz
Quadro M500M	384 @ 1.03 - 1.12 GHz	64 Bit @ 4004 MHz
Quadro 5000M	320 @ 0.41 GHz	256 Bit @ 1200 MHz
Quadro 3000M	240 @ 0.45 GHz	256 Bit @ 625 MHz
Quadro 2000M	192 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz
Quadro 1000M	96 @ 0.7 GHz	128 Bit @ 900 MHz

Architecture

Maxwell

Fermi

Pipelines

2048 - unified

384 - unified

336 - unified

Core Speed

1139 - 1140 (Boost) MHz

837 - 876 (Boost) MHz

475 MHz

Memory Speed

6606 MHz

5012 MHz

1200 MHz

Memory Bus Width

256 Bit

128 Bit

256 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Max. Amount of Memory

8 GB

2048 MB

Shared Memory

API

DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5

DirectX 11, Shader 5.0

Power Consumption

150 Watt

30 Watt

100 Watt

Transistors

5.2 Billion

technology

28 nm

40 nm

Features

CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX, GeForce Experience, Surround, GameStream, GPU Boost 2.0, Adaptive Vertical Sync, G-SYNC, SLI

Optimus, PhysX, 3D Vision Pro, nView, Optimus

OpenGl 4.1, FP32

Notebook Size

large

Date of Announcement

04.04.2016

02.10.2015

22.02.2011

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Codename

Fermi

Shader Speed

950 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Quadro M600M

0.9 pt (3%)

AMD Radeon HD 8180

0.05426 -94%

...

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M

0.85 -6%

AMD FirePro M5100

0.871 -4%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M

0.872 -4%

NVIDIA Quadro M520

0.876 -4%

NVIDIA GeForce MX130

0.878 -3%

NVIDIA GeForce 845M

0.884 -3%

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs

0.888 -2%

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

0.891 -2%

AMD Radeon R9 M370X

0.905 0%

NVIDIA Quadro M600M

0.909

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5

0.912 0%

NVIDIA GeForce MX230

0.923 2%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M

0.928 2%

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

0.934 3%

Intel UHD Graphics 770

0.994 9%

AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100

1 10%

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

1.026 13%

AMD Radeon RX Vega 9

1.044 15%

AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

1.045 15%

...

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop

18.4 1924%

max:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

33.3 3563%

100%

3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score

100%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Precision	2720QM	Quadro 4000M		2229
Dell Precision M6600	2920XM	Quadro 4000M 475 / 625 MHz 2 GB	8 GB	2440

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Lenovo ThinkPad P70-20ER000BMS (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	6700HQ	Quadro M600M 875 / 1253 MHz 2 GB	8 GB	20563

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
Dell Precision M6600 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	2920XM	Quadro 4000M 475 / 625 MHz 2 GB	8 GB	17727

	NVIDIA Quadro M5500						NVIDIA Quadro M600M						NVIDIA Quadro 4000M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
For Honor							36.3	24.6	23.1	16
Battlefield 1							73.7	42.7	18.3	16.3
Deus Ex Mankind Divided							29	21.6	11.5	5.8
Rise of the Tomb Raider							46.2	28.6	15.3	12.7
Star Wars Battlefront							83	47.9	21.4	18.5
The Witcher 3							43	26.2	14.2	7.6
Battlefield 4							103.9	65.2	47.1	20.6
BioShock Infinite							127.6	80.2	71.7	26.9
	NVIDIA Quadro M5500						NVIDIA Quadro M600M						NVIDIA Quadro 4000M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1 3 3 1	4 2 2	6 1 1	8			< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps

NVIDIA Quadro M5500 vs NVIDIA Quadro M600M vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000M