Radeon RX 5600M vs Pro W5500

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon RX 5600M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.64
+3.7%

Pro W5500 outperforms RX 5600M by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking235244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation42.88no data
Power efficiency13.1510.57
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 10
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)7 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores14082304
Core clock speed1187 MHz1035 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1265 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2182.2
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS5.829 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs88144

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 x16
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 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s288.0 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 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

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 23.64
+3.7%
RX 5600M 22.80

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 9120
+3.7%
RX 5600M 8795

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 HD85−90
+1.2%
84
−1.2%
1440p60−65
+0%
60
+0%
4K30−35
−3.3%
31
+3.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.69no data
1440p6.65no data
4K13.30no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+0%
67
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 221
+0%
221
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+0%
70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+0%
217
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+0%
49
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
+0%
101
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 32
+0%
32
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+0%
67
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 197
+0%
197
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 20
+0%
20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX 5600M compete in popular games:

  • Pro W5500 is 1% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 3% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.64 22.80
Recency 10 February 2020 7 July 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 20% lower power consumption.

RX 5600M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro W5500 and Radeon RX 5600M.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 5600M is a notebook one.


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