Radeon Pro W5500 vs GeForce RTX 2080

Place in performance ranking	59	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	26.32	46.21
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Turing TU104	Navi 14
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$399
Current price	$426 (0.6x MSRP)	$308 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 76% better value for money than RTX 2080.

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 cores	2944	1408
Core clock speed	1515 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	314.6	123.2

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	4x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported GPU Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	7.5	no data

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.

RTX 2080 48.59
+106%

Pro W5500 23.62

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon Pro W5500 by 106% based on our aggregated 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%

RTX 2080 18812
+106%

Pro W5500 9146

GeForce RTX 2080 outperforms Radeon Pro W5500 by 106% 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 HD	143 +120%	65−70 −120%
1440p	101 +124%	45−50 −124%
4K	71 +137%	30−35 −137%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

90−95
+125%

40−45

−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	105 +110%	50−55 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	98 +118%	45−50 −118%
Battlefield 5	163 +117%	75−80 −117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	187 +108%	90−95 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Far Cry 5	117 +113%	55−60 −113%
Far Cry New Dawn	105 +110%	50−55 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +108%	75−80 −108%
Hitman 3	165 +106%	80−85 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	124 +107%	60−65 −107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	134 +106%	65−70 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +116%	55−60 −116%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 +120%	50−55 −120%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	91 +128%	40−45 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	83 +108%	40−45 −108%
Battlefield 5	155 +107%	75−80 −107%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	162 +116%	75−80 −116%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Far Cry 5	112 +124%	50−55 −124%
Far Cry New Dawn	102 +127%	45−50 −127%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +119%	70−75 −119%
Hitman 3	162 +116%	75−80 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	102 +127%	45−50 −127%
Metro Exodus	90 +125%	40−45 −125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	80 +129%	35−40 −129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	114 +107%	55−60 −107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +113%	85−90 −113%
Watch Dogs: Legion	98 +118%	45−50 −118%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68 +127%	30−33 −127%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 +109%	35−40 −109%
Battlefield 5	145 +107%	70−75 −107%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +125%	40−45 −125%
Far Cry 5	106 +112%	50−55 −112%
Far Cry New Dawn	92 +130%	40−45 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	132 +120%	60−65 −120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 +112%	50−55 −112%
Watch Dogs: Legion	79 +126%	35−40 −126%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110 +120%	50−55 −120%
Hitman 3	119 +116%	55−60 −116%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +111%	35−40 −111%
Metro Exodus	60 +122%	27−30 −122%
Red Dead Redemption 2	52 +117%	24−27 −117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90 +125%	40−45 −125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +115%	27−30 −115%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +122%	27−30 −122%
Battlefield 5	125 +108%	60−65 −108%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Far Cry 5	99 +120%	45−50 −120%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +123%	40−45 −123%
Forza Horizon 4	118 +115%	55−60 −115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +120%	35−40 −120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 +115%	27−30 −115%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
Hitman 3	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21 +110%	10−11 −110%
Metro Exodus	39 +117%	18−20 −117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +113%	16−18 −113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +117%	35−40 −117%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +128%	18−20 −128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	38 +111%	18−20 −111%
Battlefield 5	76 +117%	35−40 −117%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Far Cry 5	59 +119%	27−30 −119%
Far Cry New Dawn	62 +107%	30−33 −107%
Forza Horizon 4	81 +131%	35−40 −131%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35 +119%	16−18 −119%

This is how RTX 2080 and Pro W5500 compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 is 120% faster than Pro W5500 in 1080p
RTX 2080 is 124% faster than Pro W5500 in 1440p
RTX 2080 is 137% faster than Pro W5500 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	48.59	23.62
Recency	27 August 2018	10 February 2020
Cost	$699	$399
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	215 Watt	125 Watt