Radeon RX 6800M vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon RX 6800M, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.61

RX 6800M outperforms Pro W5500 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking217140
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.94no data
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 22
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)1 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data
Current price$308 (0.8x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores14082560
Core clock speedno data2116 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2300 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2413.0

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro W5500 and Radeon RX 6800M 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 sizeno datalarge
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 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 W5500 23.61
RX 6800M 34.40
+45.7%

RX 6800M outperforms Pro W5500 by 46% based on our aggregate 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 W5500 9119
RX 6800M 13287
+45.7%

RX 6800M outperforms Pro W5500 by 46% in Passmark.

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 HD70−75
−51.4%
106
+51.4%
1440p45−50
−53.3%
69
+53.3%
4K30−35
−46.7%
44
+46.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
−53.8%
123
+53.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−55%
60−65
+55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
−55.7%
109
+55.7%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−49.3%
110−120
+49.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−55.6%
70−75
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−46.7%
110
+46.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−52%
75−80
+52%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−58.2%
85−90
+58.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−52.2%
130−140
+52.2%
Hitman 3 45−50
−57.8%
70−75
+57.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−54.4%
247
+54.4%
Metro Exodus 70−75
−47.1%
100−110
+47.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−50.8%
98
+50.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
−54.7%
232
+54.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−54.5%
85
+54.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−55%
60−65
+55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
−50%
90
+50%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−49.3%
110−120
+49.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−55.6%
70−75
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
−45.7%
102
+45.7%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−52%
75−80
+52%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−58.2%
85−90
+58.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−52.2%
130−140
+52.2%
Hitman 3 24−27
−58.3%
38
+58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
−53.3%
130−140
+53.3%
Metro Exodus 30−33
−56.7%
47
+56.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
−50.8%
98
+50.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
−50.7%
211
+50.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−56.7%
188
+56.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−48.3%
85−90
+48.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
−55%
60−65
+55%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
−56%
78
+56%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−55.6%
70−75
+55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
−50.8%
98
+50.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−52%
75−80
+52%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−52.2%
130−140
+52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−56.4%
172
+56.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
−50%
180
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
−55.7%
109
+55.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−53.3%
69
+53.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−56.7%
94
+56.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−62.5%
65−70
+62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−58%
75−80
+58%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−54.2%
35−40
+54.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
−57.5%
63
+57.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−45.7%
50−55
+45.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−45.7%
51
+45.7%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−53.8%
100
+53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−57.8%
70−75
+57.8%
Hitman 3 27−30
−59.3%
40−45
+59.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
−49.4%
127
+49.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
−50.9%
83
+50.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
−52.6%
145
+52.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−60%
45−50
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−57.1%
55
+57.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
−55%
93
+55%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−61.9%
30−35
+61.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−55.6%
27−30
+55.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
−60%
56
+60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−55.6%
40−45
+55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−59.3%
43
+59.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−50%
60
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
−58.3%
38
+58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−64.3%
23
+64.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−56.7%
45−50
+56.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−55.6%
70
+55.6%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−60%
64
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−57.1%
33
+57.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
−66.7%
50
+66.7%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX 6800M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800M is 51% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800M is 53% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800M is 47% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.61 34.40
Recency 10 February 2020 1 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 145 Watt

The Radeon RX 6800M 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 Radeon RX 6800M is a notebook one.


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