Radeon RX 550 vs PRO W7500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.
PRO W7500 outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 197 | 624 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 18 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 39.96 | 2.92 |
| Power efficiency | 34.95 | 9.90 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Navi 33 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2023 (2 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
PRO W7500 has 1268% better value for money than RX 550.
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 cores | 1792 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,300 million | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 190.4 | 37.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.19 TFLOPS | 1.211 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 216 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1344 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.0 GB/s | 112.0 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 2.1 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.02 | 6.53 |
| Recency | 3 August 2023 | 20 April 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 50 Watt |
PRO W7500 has a 390% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.
RX 550, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.
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