Radeon RX 480 vs Pro W5500

Place in the ranking	239	252
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.08	15.63
Power efficiency	13.06	10.27
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Ellesmere
GCN generation	no data	4th Gen
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 182% better value for money than RX 480.

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 cores	1408	2304
Compute units	no data	36
Core clock speed	1187 MHz	1120 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	1266 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.2	182.3
Floating-point processing power	3.942 TFLOPS	5.834 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	144

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 support	no data	n/a
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	224 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	2.0
DisplayPort support	-	1.4HDR

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
Mantle	-	n/a

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 23.72
+6%

RX 480 22.37

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 9117
+6%

RX 480 8600

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 HD	80−85 +3.9%	77 −3.9%
1440p	55−60 +5.8%	52 −5.8%
4K	35−40 +0%	35 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.99 −67.7%	2.97 +67.7%
1440p	7.25 −64.7%	4.40 +64.7%
4K	11.40 −74.2%	6.54 +74.2%

RX 480 has 68% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 480 has 65% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 480 has 74% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	51 +0%	51 +0%
Fortnite	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	78 +0%	78 +0%
Metro Exodus	16 +0%	16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	78 +0%	78 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +0%	30 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	285 +0%	285 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +0%	64 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Elden Ring	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +0%	21 +0%
World of Tanks	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Elden Ring	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +0%	36 +0%
Metro Exodus	15 +0%	15 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +0%	70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +0%	36 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Fortnite	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX 480 compete in popular games:

Pro W5500 is 4% faster in 1080p
Pro W5500 is 6% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.72	22.37
Recency	10 February 2020	29 June 2016
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon Pro W5500 and Radeon RX 480.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 is a desktop one.

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