Xe DG1 vs Radeon Pro W5500
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 299 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.57 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.29 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | DG1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 February 2020 (6 years ago) | 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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 cores | 1408 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 1187 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1400 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 123.2 | 62.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.942 TFLOPS | 1.984 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 20 |
| TMUs | 88 | 40 |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 164 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 68.26 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 30 Watt |
Pro W5500 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
Xe DG1, on the other hand, has 317% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W5500 and Xe DG1. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Xe DG1 is a desktop one.
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