Radeon RX 550 vs PRO WX 9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon PRO WX 9100 with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.

PRO WX 9100
2017
16 GB HBM2, 230 Watt
32.08
+353%

PRO WX 9100 outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 353% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking172550
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.942.92
Power efficiency9.569.71
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 July 2017 (7 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 9100 has 275% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores4096512
Core clock speed1200 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate384.037.86
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs25632

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
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 typeHBM2GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s112.0 GB/s

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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.2.131

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.

PRO WX 9100 32.08
+353%
RX 550 7.08

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.

PRO WX 9100 12361
+353%
RX 550 2728

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

PRO WX 9100 65451
+479%
RX 550 11299

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.08 7.08
Recency 10 July 2017 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 50 Watt

PRO WX 9100 has a 353.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 550, on the other hand, has 360% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO WX 9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 9100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.


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