Quadro M2000M vs Radeon Pro W5500M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Quadro M2000M vs Radeon Pro W5500M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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Quadro M2000M vs Radeon Pro W5500M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

Quadro M2000M

2015

Why buy it

✅Draws 55W instead of 85W, a 30W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than Radeon Pro W5500M across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌2015 hardware with 4 GB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Radeon Pro W5500M

2020

Why buy it

✅39.2% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Quadro M2000M is already obsolete for modern gaming, so Radeon Pro W5500M is the less risky modern option long term.
✅More future proof: RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

❌Older hardware, 4 GB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in newer AAA releases.
❌54.5% higher power demand at 85W vs 55W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Radeon Pro W5500M is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 39.2% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and by 1.8% in PassMark G3D (3,470 vs 3,410), so the answer here is pretty clean.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Radeon Pro W5500M is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 28nm, and a newer 2020 generation instead of 2015. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Radeon Pro W5500M makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

Quadro M2000M vs Radeon Pro W5500M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

Quadro M2000M

The Quadro M2000M is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in December 3 2015. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1029 MHz to 1098 MHz. It has 640 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 55W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,410 points.

Radeon Pro W5500M

The Radeon Pro W5500M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in February 10 2020. It features the RDNA 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1000 MHz to 1450 MHz. It has 1408 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 85W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 3,470 points.

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Graphics Performance

The Quadro M2000M scores 3,410 and the Radeon Pro W5500M reaches 3,470 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.8% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Quadro M2000M is built on Maxwell while the Radeon Pro W5500M uses RDNA 1.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 640 (Quadro M2000M) vs 1,408 (Radeon Pro W5500M). Raw compute: 1.405 TFLOPS (Quadro M2000M) vs 4.083 TFLOPS (Radeon Pro W5500M). Boost clocks: 1098 MHz vs 1450 MHz.

Feature	Quadro M2000M	Radeon Pro W5500M
G3D Mark Score	3,410	3,470+2%
Architecture	Maxwell	RDNA 1.0
Process Node	28 nm	7 nm
Shading Units	640	1408+120%
Compute (TFLOPS)	1.405 TFLOPS	4.083 TFLOPS+191%
Boost Clock	1098 MHz	1450 MHz+32%
ROPs	16	32+100%
TMUs	40	88+120%
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Quadro M2000M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	Standard	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 4 GB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 64-bit on the Quadro M2000M and 64-bit on the Radeon Pro W5500M.

Feature	Quadro M2000M	Radeon Pro W5500M
VRAM Capacity	4 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Bus Width	64-bit	64-bit
L2 Cache	2 MB	2 MB

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Display & API Support

Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 6.

Feature	Quadro M2000M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Max Displays	4	6+50%

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: 4th Gen NVENC (Maxwell) (Quadro M2000M) vs VCN 2.0 (Radeon Pro W5500M). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP6 vs VCN 2.0. Supported codecs: H.264,HEVC (Quadro M2000M) vs HEVC,H.264,VP9 (Radeon Pro W5500M).

Feature	Quadro M2000M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Encoder	4th Gen NVENC (Maxwell)	VCN 2.0
Decoder	PureVideo HD VP6	VCN 2.0
Codecs	H.264,HEVC	HEVC,H.264,VP9

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Power & Dimensions

The Quadro M2000M draws 55W versus the Radeon Pro W5500M's 85W — a 42.9% difference. The Quadro M2000M is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Quadro M2000M) vs 350W (Radeon Pro W5500M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs PCIe-powered.