Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs Pro W5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5500 with Radeon RX 7900 XTX, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5500
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
23.67

RX 7900 XTX outperforms Pro W5500 by a whopping 241% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2378
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.2434.71
Power efficiency12.9815.57
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14Navi 31
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date10 February 2020 (4 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5500 has 25% better value for money than RX 7900 XTX.

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 cores14086144
Core clock speed1187 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speed1400 MHz2498 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate123.2959.2
Floating-point processing power3.942 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs32192
TMUs88384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm287 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s960.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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 W5500 23.67
RX 7900 XTX 80.62
+241%

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
RX 7900 XTX 31064
+241%

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 HD70−75
−260%
252
+260%
1440p50−55
−242%
171
+242%
4K30−35
−250%
105
+250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.703.96
1440p7.985.84
4K13.309.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 242
+0%
242
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 166
+0%
166
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 283
+0%
283
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 231
+0%
231
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 330
+0%
330
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 241
+0%
241
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 208
+0%
208
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 535
+0%
535
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 134
+0%
134
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 210
+0%
210
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 406
+0%
406
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 471
+0%
471
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 158
+0%
158
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 132
+0%
132
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 171
+0%
171
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 328
+0%
328
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 360
+0%
360
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
+0%
182
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110
+0%
110
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+0%
107
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 197
+0%
197
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

This is how Pro W5500 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 260% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 242% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 250% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.67 80.62
Recency 10 February 2020 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 355 Watt

Pro W5500 has 184% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 240.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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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