Radeon RX 5500 XT vs Pro Duo

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Aggregate performance score

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

Pro Duo
2016
8 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 350 Watt
21.21

RX 5500 XT outperforms Pro Duo by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking256233
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.3948.60
Power efficiency4.2212.70
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameCapsaicinNavi 14
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date26 April 2016 (8 years ago)12 December 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 $169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 1007% better value for money than Pro Duo.

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 cores40961408
Compute units128no data
Core clock speedno data1607 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1845 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate256.0162.4
Floating-point processing power8.192 TFLOPS5.196 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs25688

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length277 mm180 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors3x 8-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
Enduro+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.06.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan+1.2.131
Mantle+-

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 Duo 21.21
RX 5500 XT 23.68
+11.6%

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 Duo 8183
RX 5500 XT 9133
+11.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro Duo 27110
+89.5%
RX 5500 XT 14305

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 HD65−70
−16.9%
76
+16.9%
1440p35−40
−20%
42
+20%
4K21−24
−14.3%
24
+14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p23.062.22
1440p42.834.02
4K71.387.04

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 132
+0%
132
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+0%
66
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+0%
45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 62
+0%
62
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+0%
202
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49
+0%
49
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+0%
56
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+0%
87
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+0%
95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
+0%
36
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+0%
76
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 36
+0%
36
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+0%
65
+0%
Metro Exodus 60
+0%
60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66
+0%
66
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+0%
184
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+0%
49
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 26
+0%
26
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+0%
31
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+0%
19
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+0%
21
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+0%
38
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+0%
14
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+0%
24
+0%

This is how Pro Duo and RX 5500 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 17% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 20% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT is 14% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.21 23.68
Recency 26 April 2016 12 December 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 130 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 11.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 169.2% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon Pro Duo is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop one.


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

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