Radeon RX 6550M vs FirePro W5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5100 with Radeon RX 6550M, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W5100
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.80

RX 6550M outperforms FirePro W5100 by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking492210
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.13no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameBonaireNavi 24
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date31 March 2014 (10 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$220 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7681024
Core clock speed930 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2560 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt80 Watt (50 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate44.64181.8
Floating-point performance1,428 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W5100 and Radeon RX 6550M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length171 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz18000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
StereoOutput3D1no data
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W5100 7.80
RX 6550M 24.26
+211%

Radeon RX 6550M outperforms FirePro W5100 by 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W5100 3014
RX 6550M 9370
+211%

Radeon RX 6550M outperforms FirePro W5100 by 211% in Passmark.

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 HD21−24
−238%
71
+238%
1440p8−9
−213%
25
+213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−233%
80−85
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−211%
55−60
+211%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−256%
60−65
+256%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Hitman 3 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−229%
75−80
+229%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−251%
123
+251%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−233%
80−85
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−211%
55−60
+211%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−256%
60−65
+256%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Hitman 3 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−229%
75−80
+229%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−237%
101
+237%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−246%
83
+246%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−250%
45−50
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−211%
55−60
+211%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−253%
100−110
+253%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−220%
95−100
+220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−226%
88
+226%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−250%
49
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−229%
65−70
+229%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−261%
65−70
+261%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−219%
50−55
+219%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−250%
40−45
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−243%
45−50
+243%
Hitman 3 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−231%
50−55
+231%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−242%
40−45
+242%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Hitman 3 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−211%
27−30
+211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−225%
24−27
+225%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−211%
27−30
+211%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−229%
21−24
+229%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

This is how FirePro W5100 and RX 6550M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6550M is 238% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6550M is 213% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.80 24.26
Recency 31 March 2014 5 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 80 Watt

The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5100 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6550M is a notebook one.


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