Radeon Pro 5500M vs Pro WX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL and Radeon Pro 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Pro WX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
12.04

Pro 5500M outperforms Pro WX Vega M GL by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking402307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.9114.40
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 22Navi 14
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date24 April 2018 (6 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores12801536
Core clock speed931 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate80.88139.2
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPS4.454 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8096

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width1024 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
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 WX Vega M GL 12.04
Pro 5500M 17.56
+45.8%

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 WX Vega M GL 4643
Pro 5500M 6774
+45.9%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro WX Vega M GL 10020
Pro 5500M 14725
+47%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro WX Vega M GL 7333
Pro 5500M 10399
+41.8%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro WX Vega M GL 38986
Pro 5500M 65776
+68.7%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Pro WX Vega M GL 2062
Pro 5500M 3364
+63.1%

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 HD50
−12%
56
+12%
1440p35−40
−54.3%
54
+54.3%
4K17
−58.8%
27
+58.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
−21.2%
40−45
+21.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−52.6%
55−60
+52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−50%
35−40
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−40%
110−120
+40%
Hitman 3 21−24
−47.8%
30−35
+47.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−35.9%
85−90
+35.9%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−52.5%
60−65
+52.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−127%
75
+127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+12.1%
55−60
−12.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−52.6%
55−60
+52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−108%
50
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−45.5%
45−50
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−40%
110−120
+40%
Hitman 3 21−24
−47.8%
30−35
+47.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−35.9%
85−90
+35.9%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+25%
32
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−54.5%
51
+54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−48.7%
55−60
+48.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−36.7%
40−45
+36.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−135%
40−45
+135%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−52.6%
27−30
+52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−45.8%
35
+45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−47.4%
27−30
+47.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−46.4%
40−45
+46.4%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−40%
110−120
+40%
Hitman 3 21−24
−47.8%
30−35
+47.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−35.9%
85−90
+35.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−48.7%
55−60
+48.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−62.5%
39
+62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−23.2%
85−90
+23.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−63.6%
54
+63.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−47.8%
30−35
+47.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−50%
18−20
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−46.2%
18−20
+46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−65.5%
95−100
+65.5%
Hitman 3 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−44%
35−40
+44%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−116%
41
+116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−78.9%
30−35
+78.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−66.7%
20−22
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−53.3%
115
+53.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
−75%
35
+75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−54.5%
16−18
+54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−44.4%
12−14
+44.4%
Hitman 3 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−60.7%
90−95
+60.7%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−90%
18−20
+90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−45.5%
16
+45.5%

This is how Pro WX Vega M GL and Pro 5500M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is 12% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 54% faster in 1440p
  • Pro 5500M is 59% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro WX Vega M GL is 25% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5500M is 135% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro WX Vega M GL is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • Pro 5500M is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.04 17.56
Recency 24 April 2018 13 November 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 85 Watt

Pro WX Vega M GL has 30.8% lower power consumption.

Pro 5500M, on the other hand, has a 45.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL in performance tests.


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