Radeon Pro W6800X Duo vs Pro 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 5500 XT and Radeon Pro W6800X Duo, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro 5500 XT
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
21.71

Pro W6800X Duo outperforms Pro 5500 XT by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking250101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.36
Power efficiency12.077.01
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 21
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date4 August 2020 (4 years ago)3 August 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15363840
Core clock speed1187 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed1757 MHz1967 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt400 Watt
Texture fill rate168.7472.1
Floating-point processing power5.398 TFLOPS15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs96240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8Apple MPX
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGPQuad-slot
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s512.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.21.3

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. 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.

Pro 5500 XT 21.71
Pro W6800X Duo 40.32
+85.7%

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.

Pro 5500 XT 8375
Pro W6800X Duo 15556
+85.7%

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 21.71 40.32
Recency 4 August 2020 3 August 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 400 Watt

Pro 5500 XT has 220% lower power consumption.

Pro W6800X Duo, on the other hand, has a 85.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500 XT in performance tests.


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