Radeon RX 550 vs Pro W5700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro W5700 with Radeon RX 550, including specs and performance data.

Pro W5700
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 205 Watt
38.42
+443%

Pro W5700 outperforms RX 550 by a whopping 443% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking120550
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.402.92
Power efficiency12.859.71
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date19 November 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W5700 has 1421% better value for money than RX 550.

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 cores2304512
Core clock speed1243 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1930 MHz1183 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate277.937.86
Floating-point processing power8.893 TFLOPS1.211 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs14432

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length305 mm145 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s112.0 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 Connectors5x mini-DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

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 W5700 38.42
+443%
RX 550 7.08

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 W5700 14804
+443%
RX 550 2728

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 38.42 7.08
Recency 19 November 2019 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 50 Watt

Pro W5700 has a 442.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

RX 550, on the other hand, has 310% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5700 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 550 is a desktop one.


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