Radeon Pro 5500M vs RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary with Radeon Pro 5500M, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
43.02
+144%

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary outperforms Pro 5500M by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking87312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.84no data
Power efficiency13.1614.29
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1680 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1980 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate316.8139.2
Floating-point processing power10.14 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16096

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 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 43.02
+144%
Pro 5500M 17.64

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.

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16538
+144%
Pro 5500M 6780

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 HD140−150
+141%
58
−141%
1440p140−150
+137%
59
−137%
4K80−85
+142%
33
−142%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.21no data
1440p3.21no data
4K5.61no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 67
+0%
67
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+0%
75
+0%
Valorant 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Elden Ring 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 46
+0%
46
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 77
+0%
77
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
World of Tanks 208
+0%
208
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 35
+0%
35
+0%
Elden Ring 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 107
+0%
107
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
World of Tanks 118
+0%
118
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 41
+0%
41
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 25
+0%
25
+0%
Elden Ring 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 59
+0%
59
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 25
+0%
25
+0%
World of Tanks 71
+0%
71
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 15
+0%
15
+0%

This is how RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary and Pro 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 141% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 137% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 142% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 43.02 17.64
Recency 7 July 2019 13 November 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 85 Watt

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 143.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro 5500M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation one.


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