Radeon Pro W5500X vs Pro Vega 64X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 64X with Radeon Pro W5500X, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 64X
2019
16 GB HBM2, 250 Watt
35.52
+86.5%

Pro Vega 64X outperforms Pro W5500X by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking138287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data20.41
Power efficiency9.8710.58
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameVega 10Navi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)11 December 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores40961536
Core clock speed1250 MHz1187 MHz
Boost clock speed1468 MHz1757 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate375.8168.7
Floating-point processing power12.03 TFLOPS5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs25696

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 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s224.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x HDMI 2.0b
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.1.1251.3

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 Vega 64X 35.52
+86.5%
Pro W5500X 19.05

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 Vega 64X 13708
+86.5%
Pro W5500X 7350

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 35.52 19.05
Recency 19 March 2019 11 December 2019
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 125 Watt

Pro Vega 64X has a 86.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Pro W5500X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 64X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 64X is a mobile workstation card while Radeon Pro W5500X is a workstation one.


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