Radeon RX 5500 vs Pro Vega 64
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64 with Radeon RX 5500, including specs and performance data.
Pro 64 outperforms RX 5500 by a considerable 46% 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 | 203 | 300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.50 | 14.82 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (6 years ago) |
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 | 4096 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 1250 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1350 MHz | 1845 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 345.6 | 162.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.06 TFLOPS | 5.196 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 256 | 88 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 180 mm |
| Width | IGP | 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 786 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 402.4 GB/s | 224.0 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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | - |
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.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
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 | 31.21 | 21.45 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 7 October 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 110 Watt |
Pro Vega 64 has a 46% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 127% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro Vega 64 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop one.
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