FirePro W600 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

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Combined performance score

Pro W5500M
5.19
+20.4%

Radeon Pro W5500M outperforms FirePro W600 by 20% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking579631
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.860.51
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14Cape Verde
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years old)13 June 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current price$2381 $358 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500M has 69% better value for money than FirePro W600.

Technical specs

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 cores1408512
Core clock speedno data750 MHz
Boost clock speed1450 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate127.624.00
Floating-point performanceno data768.0 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s64 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs6x mini-DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 W5500M 5.19
+20.4%
FirePro W600 4.31

Radeon Pro W5500M outperforms FirePro W600 by 20% in our combined 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 W5500M 2010
+20.3%
FirePro W600 1671

Radeon Pro W5500M outperforms FirePro W600 by 20% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.19 4.31
Recency 10 February 2020 13 June 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 75 Watt

The Radeon Pro W5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W600 in performance tests.


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