Radeon Pro W5500M vs RX 5500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500M with Radeon Pro W5500M, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500M
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
14.25
+174%

RX 5500M outperforms Pro W5500M by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking345583
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.230.88
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 14 / R19M-E85Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date29 September 2019 (4 years ago)10 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price$998 $2381

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500M has 949% better value for money than Pro W5500M.

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 cores14081408
Core clock speed1327 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate144.8127.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and Radeon Pro W5500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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.

RX 5500M 14.25
+174%
Pro W5500M 5.21

RX 5500M outperforms Pro W5500M by 174% 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%

RX 5500M 5502
+174%
Pro W5500M 2010

RX 5500M outperforms Pro W5500M by 174% 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 HD56
+211%
18−21
−211%
1440p51
+183%
18−20
−183%
4K30
+200%
10−12
−200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+173%
55
−173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+156%
43
−156%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+168%
56
−168%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+161%
45−50
−161%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 140−150
+164%
53
−164%
Cyberpunk 2077 110−120
+156%
43
−156%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+165%
65−70
−165%
Hitman 3 150−160
+159%
58
−159%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
+152%
119
−152%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+155%
45−50
−155%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+163%
57
−163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 270−280
+167%
101
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+159%
58
−159%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−105
+150%
40
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+169%
26
−169%
Battlefield 5 90−95
+165%
34
−165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 130−140
+171%
48
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+173%
33
−173%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
+156%
35−40
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+165%
65−70
−165%
Hitman 3 130−140
+160%
50
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+143%
144
−143%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+164%
36
−164%
Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+164%
53
−164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+168%
82
−168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 190−200
+164%
72
−164%
Watch Dogs: Legion 450−500
+168%
168
−168%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+158%
31
−158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+150%
14
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+169%
26
−169%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+167%
30
−167%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+173%
30−35
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+165%
65−70
−165%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+161%
69
−161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+164%
72
−164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+167%
45
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+173%
22
−173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+159%
54
−159%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+159%
54
−159%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+169%
52
−169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+150%
14−16
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+170%
10
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+167%
30
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+171%
48
−171%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+159%
27−30
−159%
Hitman 3 90−95
+173%
33
−173%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+173%
55
−173%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+155%
47
−155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+160%
24−27
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+150%
16
−150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+150%
40
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+159%
29
−159%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+170%
10−11
−170%
Hitman 3 24−27
+167%
9
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+167%
14−16
−167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+167%
15
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+169%
12−14
−169%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+163%
18−20
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65−70
+160%
25
−160%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+160%
25
−160%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+150%
20
−150%

This is how RX 5500M and Pro W5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 211% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 183% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.25 5.21
Recency 29 September 2019 10 February 2020

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro W5500M is a mobile workstation one.


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