Radeon Pro 5500M vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon Pro 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.71
+34.6%

Pro W5500 outperforms Pro 5500M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking242319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.06no data
Power efficiency13.0514.26
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 14
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date10 February 2020 (5 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores14081536
Core clock speed1187 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2139.2
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8896

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 datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

Pro W5500 23.71
+34.6%
Pro 5500M 17.61

  • Passmark

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 9135
+34.6%
Pro 5500M 6786

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 HD75−80
+27.1%
59
−27.1%
1440p80−85
+33.3%
60
−33.3%
4K45−50
+32.4%
34
−32.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.32no data
1440p4.99no data
4K8.87no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 208
+0%
208
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 111
+0%
111
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+0%
68
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Battlefield 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 118
+0%
118
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+0%
35
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 107
+0%
107
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Battlefield 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 71
+0%
71
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and Pro 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 27% faster in 1080p
  • Pro W5500 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • Pro W5500 is 32% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.71 17.61
Recency 10 February 2020 13 November 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 85 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

Pro 5500M, on the other hand, has 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation one.

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