Radeon RX 5500 XT vs PRO W7500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon PRO W7500 with Radeon RX 5500 XT, including specs and performance data.
PRO W7500 outperforms RX 5500 XT by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 155 | 246 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 88 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 100.00 | 46.72 |
| Power efficiency | 33.67 | 12.50 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Navi 33 | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2023 (1 year ago) | 12 December 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $429 | $169 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
PRO W7500 has 114% better value for money than RX 5500 XT.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,300 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 190.4 | 162.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.19 TFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 88 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | 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 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 216 mm | 180 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 8-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 | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1344 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2.131 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
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 | 110−120
+39.2%
| 79
−39.2%
|
| 1440p | 60−65
+36.4%
| 44
−36.4%
|
| 4K | 35−40
+40%
| 25
−40%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.90
−82.3%
| 2.14
+82.3%
|
| 1440p | 7.15
−86.2%
| 3.84
+86.2%
|
| 4K | 12.26
−81.3%
| 6.76
+81.3%
|
- RX 5500 XT has 82% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 5500 XT has 86% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 5500 XT has 81% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 98
+0%
|
98
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 75
+0%
|
75
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 105
+0%
|
105
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 61
+0%
|
61
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+0%
|
94
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 95
+0%
|
95
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40
+0%
|
40
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 143
+0%
|
143
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 56
+0%
|
56
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
| Valorant | 114
+0%
|
114
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55
+0%
|
55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4
+0%
|
4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how PRO W7500 and RX 5500 XT compete in popular games:
- PRO W7500 is 39% faster in 1080p
- PRO W7500 is 36% faster in 1440p
- PRO W7500 is 40% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 33.96 | 23.42 |
| Recency | 3 August 2023 | 12 December 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 130 Watt |
PRO W7500 has a 45% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 XT in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop one.
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