RTX A5000 Mobile vs Radeon Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.42

RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms Pro W5500 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking24196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.17no data
Power efficiency13.0719.24
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14GA104
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

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 cores14086144
Core clock speed1187 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1575 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2302.4
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS19.35 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs88192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

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
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 W5500 23.42
RTX A5000 Mobile 41.38
+76.7%

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 W5500 9117
RTX A5000 Mobile 16109
+76.7%

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 HD60−65
−80%
108
+80%
1440p40−45
−85%
74
+85%
4K30−35
−80%
54
+80%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.65no data
1440p9.98no data
4K13.30no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+0%
231
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 82
+0%
82
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 192
+0%
192
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 122
+0%
122
+0%
Metro Exodus 68
+0%
68
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+0%
34
+0%
Dota 2 124
+0%
124
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160
+0%
160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 82
+0%
82
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
World of Tanks 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+0%
129
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+0%
75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 80% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 85% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A5000 Mobile is 80% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.42 41.38
Recency 10 February 2020 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 76.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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