Radeon HD 8550M vs Pro WX 5100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX 5100 with Radeon HD 8550M, including specs and performance data.

Pro WX 5100
2016, $499
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
13.07
+868%

Pro 5100 outperforms HD 8550M by a whopping 868% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4231056
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.57no data
Power efficiency13.42no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameEllesmereSun
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date18 November 2016 (9 years ago)13 July 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores1792320
Core clock speed713 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1086 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate121.617.00
Floating-point processing power3.892 TFLOPS0.544 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs11220
L1 Cache448 KB80 KB
L2 Cache2 MB128 KB

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s14.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 5−6
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5−6
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 7−8
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7−8
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 44 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.07 1.35
Recency 18 November 2016 13 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm

Pro WX 5100 has a 868.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro WX 5100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8550M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro WX 5100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8550M is a notebook one.

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