Radeon R9 FURY X vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon R9 FURY X, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.67

R9 FURY X outperforms Pro W5500 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking237218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.246.90
Power efficiency12.986.19
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameNavi 14Fiji
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)24 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 527% better value for money than R9 FURY X.

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 cores14084096
Compute unitsno data64
Core clock speed1187 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1400 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2268.8
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs88256

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm191 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire-+

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 typeGDDR6High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
High bandwidth memory (HBM)no data+
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s512 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
Number of Eyefinity displaysno data6
HDMI-+
DisplayPort support-+

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-+
CrossFire-+
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
LiquidVR-+
PowerTune-+
TressFX-+
TrueAudio-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.56.3
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131+
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 W5500 23.67
R9 FURY X 24.85
+5%

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 W5500 9122
R9 FURY X 9575
+5%

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 23.67 24.85
Recency 10 February 2020 24 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 275 Watt

Pro W5500 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

R9 FURY X, on the other hand, has a 5% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro W5500 and Radeon R9 FURY X.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 FURY X 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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