Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs Pro W5500X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500X with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500X
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
17.35

RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms Pro W5500X by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking33470
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.3571.38
Power efficiency10.5723.21
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 44
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date11 December 2019 (5 years ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 9060 XT 16 GB has 251% better value for money than Pro W5500X.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores15362048
Core clock speed1187 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1757 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate168.7400.6
Floating-point processing power5.398 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs96128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s322.3 GB/s
Resizable BAR++

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 Connectors2x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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 W5500X 17.35
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 48.78
+181%

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 W5500X 7350
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 20665
+181%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.35 48.78
Recency 11 December 2019 4 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 160 Watt

Pro W5500X has 28% lower power consumption.

RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 181.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500X is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is a desktop one.

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