Radeon 680M vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon 680M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020, $399
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
21.37
+123%

Pro W5500 outperforms 680M by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304510
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.04no data
Power efficiency13.3114.95
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameNavi 14Rembrandt+
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1408768
Core clock speed1187 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2105.6
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS3.379 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8848
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data8 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Pro W5500 21.37
+123%
Radeon 680M 9.60

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.

Pro W5500 8940
+123%
Samples: 305
Radeon 680M 4016
Samples: 10

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 HD80−85
+116%
37
1440p35−40
+106%
17
4K21−24
+110%
10

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.99no data
1440p11.40no data
4K19.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 47 47
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 38 38
Resident Evil 4 Remake 32 32

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 37 37
Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 28 28
Far Cry 5 38 38
Fortnite 55−60 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
Valorant 90−95 90−95

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 20 20
Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150 140−150
Cyberpunk 2077 21 21
Dota 2 71 71
Far Cry 5 35 35
Fortnite 55−60 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
Grand Theft Auto V 36 36
Metro Exodus 23 23
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40 40
Valorant 90−95 90−95

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Cyberpunk 2077 18 18
Dota 2 61 61
Far Cry 5 33 33
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24 24
Valorant 146 146

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60 55−60

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20 18−20
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75 70−75
Grand Theft Auto V 17 17
Metro Exodus 10−12 10−12
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55 50−55
Valorant 95−100 95−100

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 10 10
Far Cry 5 21 21
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17 17

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 20−22 20−22

4K
High

Atomic Heart 8−9 8−9
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 4−5
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22 20−22
Metro Exodus 5−6 5−6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13 13
Valorant 40−45 40−45

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14 12−14
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 4−5
Cyberpunk 2077 4 4
Dota 2 18 18
Far Cry 5 10−11 10−11
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 16−18
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 9−10

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10 9−10

This is how Pro W5500 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 116% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 106% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 is 110% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.37 9.60
Recency 10 February 2020 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 50 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 123% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 680M is a notebook one.

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