Radeon Pro W5500M vs RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	609	483
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.80	7.31
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Raven	Navi 14
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores	704	1408
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	1450 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	85 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	127.6
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	4.083 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	44	88

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	192.0 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 Connectors

Motherboard Dependent

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2.131

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 Vega 11 5.49

Pro W5500M 9.02
+64.3%

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 Vega 11 2109

Pro W5500M 3469
+64.5%

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 HD	28 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%
1440p	5 −60%	8−9 +60%
4K	12 −50%	18−20 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Elden Ring	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −50%	30−33 +50%
Metro Exodus	18 −50%	27−30 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Valorant	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Dota 2	27 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Elden Ring	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Far Cry 5	30 −50%	45−50 +50%
Fortnite	30−35 −56.3%	50−55 +56.3%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Metro Exodus	11 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	54 −57.4%	85−90 +57.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Valorant	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
World of Tanks	85−90 −59.1%	140−150 +59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Dota 2	42 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −53.8%	40−45 +53.8%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −60%	24−27 +60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −63%	75−80 +63%
Valorant	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Elden Ring	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
World of Tanks	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −42.9%	10−11 +42.9%
Valorant	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Elden Ring	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	15 −60%	24−27 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Dota 2	17 −58.8%	27−30 +58.8%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Fortnite	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Valorant	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%

This is how RX Vega 11 and Pro W5500M compete in popular games:

Pro W5500M is 61% faster in 1080p
Pro W5500M is 60% faster in 1440p
Pro W5500M is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.49	9.02
Recency	10 May 2018	10 February 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	85 Watt

RX Vega 11 has 142.9% lower power consumption.

Pro W5500M, on the other hand, has a 64.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro W5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W5500M is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.