Radeon RX Vega 10 vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon RX Vega 10, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020, $399
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
21.46
+81.8%

Pro W5500 outperforms RX Vega 10 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking304766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.15no data
Power efficiency13.3030.22
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Raven
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (6 years ago)8 January 2019 (7 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 cores1408640
Core clock speed1187 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1301 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate123.252.04
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS1.665 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8840
L2 Cache2 MBno data

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 x8IGP
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 DisplayPortNo 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 Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 21.46
+81.8%
RX Vega 10 3.90

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
+81.8%
Samples: 305
RX Vega 10 1625
Samples: 1216

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 HD90−95
+81.1%
17
−81.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.43no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 9
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Fortnite 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 17
+0%
17
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 9
+0%
9
+0%
Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 42
+0%
42
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Dota 2 32
+0%
32
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Fortnite 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+0%
14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12
+0%
12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Dota 2 29
+0%
29
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 81% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.46 3.90
Recency 10 February 2020 8 January 2019
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 10 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

RX Vega 10, on the other hand, has 92% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 10 is a notebook one.

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