Radeon Pro 5500M vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
8.73

Pro 5500M outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking458327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.6514.19
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 22Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 February 2018 (7 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 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 cores12801536
Core clock speed931 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88139.2
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8096

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
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.

RX Vega M GL 8.73
Pro 5500M 15.21
+74.2%

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 M GL 3901
Pro 5500M 6797
+74.2%

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 HD30−35
−90%
57
+90%
1440p30−35
−96.7%
59
+96.7%
4K18−20
−77.8%
32
+77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−59.6%
90−95
+59.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−82.4%
60−65
+82.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−45.5%
208
+45.5%
Dota 2 65−70
−63.2%
111
+63.2%
Fortnite 55−60
−59.6%
90−95
+59.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−91.7%
69
+91.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−82.4%
60−65
+82.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−172%
68
+172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−57.4%
107
+57.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−82.4%
60−65
+82.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−56%
39
+56%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−59.6%
90−95
+59.6%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−25%
25
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 35−40
−54.3%
54
+54.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 76
+0%
76
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55
+0%
55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 28
+0%
28
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 118
+0%
118
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+0%
35
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 107
+0%
107
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+0%
47
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

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

  • Pro 5500M is 90% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 97% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5500M is 78% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5500M is 172% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is ahead in 17 tests (27%)
  • there's a draw in 47 tests (73%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.73 15.21
Recency 1 February 2018 13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

RX Vega M GL has 30.8% lower power consumption.

Pro 5500M, on the other hand, has a 74.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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

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

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