Radeon RX 6900 XT vs Pro 5500M

Place in performance ranking	288	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.62	18.68
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Navi 21
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2019 (4 years old)	8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999
Current price	$1950	$957 (1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 304% better value for money than Pro 5500M.

Technical specs

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	1536	5120
Core clock speed	no data	1825 MHz
Boost clock speed	1300 MHz	2250 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	139.2	720.0

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 6900 XT 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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

Memory

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	512.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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.

Pro 5500M 17.61

RX 6900 XT 69.34
+294%

RX 6900 XT outperforms Pro 5500M by 294% 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%

Pro 5500M 6819

RX 6900 XT 26856
+294%

RX 6900 XT outperforms Pro 5500M by 294% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro 5500M 14725

RX 6900 XT 59119
+301%

RX 6900 XT outperforms Pro 5500M by 301% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro 5500M 10399

RX 6900 XT 50587
+386%

RX 6900 XT outperforms Pro 5500M by 386% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	57 −239%	193 +239%
1440p	49 −173%	134 +173%
4K	32 −159%	83 +159%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

−386%

130−140
+386%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −225%	117 +225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −463%	169 +463%
Battlefield 5	76 −157%	195 +157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −284%	170−180 +284%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −241%	150−160 +241%
Far Cry New Dawn	67 −88.1%	126 +88.1%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −364%	283 +364%
Hitman 3	81 −249%	283 +249%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −454%	205 +454%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55 −256%	196 +256%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 −283%	222 +283%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −459%	190 +459%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −194%	106 +194%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −373%	142 +373%
Battlefield 5	62 −216%	196 +216%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	17 −918%	170−180 +918%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −241%	150−160 +241%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 −92.2%	123 +92.2%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −357%	279 +357%
Hitman 3	64 −331%	276 +331%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −370%	174 +370%
Metro Exodus	37 −343%	164 +343%
Red Dead Redemption 2	28 −343%	124 +343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50 −314%	207 +314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 −375%	323 +375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −400%	170 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 −172%	98 +172%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−33 −357%	137 +357%
Battlefield 5	59 −234%	197 +234%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 −386%	130−140 +386%
Far Cry 5	55 −185%	150−160 +185%
Far Cry New Dawn	57 −107%	118 +107%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −307%	248 +307%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 −321%	164 +321%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −256%	121 +256%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −385%	120−130 +385%
Hitman 3	27−30 −661%	213 +661%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −467%	136 +467%
Metro Exodus	22 −364%	102 +364%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −531%	82 +531%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30 −430%	159 +430%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −421%	99 +421%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −627%	109 +627%
Battlefield 5	47 −317%	196 +317%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −640%	70−75 +640%
Far Cry 5	40 −235%	130−140 +235%
Far Cry New Dawn	41 −185%	117 +185%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −560%	231 +560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −574%	120−130 +574%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −658%	91 +658%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −500%	75−80 +500%
Hitman 3	16−18 −700%	128 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −217%	38 +217%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −570%	67 +570%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −450%	55 +450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	13 −554%	85 +554%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −618%	122 +618%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 −518%	68 +518%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −633%	66 +633%
Battlefield 5	14 −857%	134 +857%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	20 −310%	80−85 +310%
Far Cry New Dawn	21 −381%	101 +381%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −548%	162 +548%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −671%	54 +671%