Radeon Pro W5500X vs RX 5700 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5700 XT with Radeon Pro W5500X, including specs and performance data.

RX 5700 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 225 Watt
42.93
+125%

RX 5700 XT outperforms Pro W5500X by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking86288
Place by popularity72not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.5420.19
Power efficiency13.3010.62
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameNavi 10Navi 14
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)11 December 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 135% better value for money than Pro W5500X.

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 cores25601536
Core clock speed1605 MHz1187 MHz
Boost clock speed1905 MHz1757 MHz
Number of transistors10,300 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate304.8168.7
Floating-point processing power9.754 TFLOPS5.398 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16096

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 4.0 x8
Length272 mmno data
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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x HDMI 2.0b
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.3

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.

RX 5700 XT 42.93
+125%
Pro W5500X 19.05

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.

RX 5700 XT 16563
+125%
Pro W5500X 7350

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 HD126
+129%
55−60
−129%
1440p74
+147%
30−35
−147%
4K46
+156%
18−21
−156%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.1710.89
1440p5.3919.97
4K8.6733.28

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+160%
30−33
−160%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
+144%
45−50
−144%
Battlefield 5 199
+134%
85−90
−134%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+136%
50−55
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+160%
30−33
−160%
Far Cry 5 125
+127%
55−60
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
+136%
50−55
−136%
Forza Horizon 4 298
+129%
130−140
−129%
Hitman 3 84
+140%
35−40
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 313
+141%
130−140
−141%
Metro Exodus 144
+140%
60−65
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+130%
50−55
−130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+130%
70−75
−130%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+135%
110−120
−135%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 154
+137%
65−70
−137%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+128%
40−45
−128%
Battlefield 5 165
+136%
70−75
−136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 107
+138%
45−50
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Far Cry 5 101
+153%
40−45
−153%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+140%
45−50
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 283
+136%
120−130
−136%
Hitman 3 86
+146%
35−40
−146%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+126%
130−140
−126%
Metro Exodus 144
+140%
60−65
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+143%
40−45
−143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+127%
85−90
−127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+154%
35−40
−154%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
+125%
110−120
−125%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+130%
27−30
−130%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+160%
30−33
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+129%
35−40
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+148%
27−30
−148%
Far Cry 5 73
+143%
30−33
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+128%
65−70
−128%
Hitman 3 83
+137%
35−40
−137%
Horizon Zero Dawn 135
+145%
55−60
−145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 171
+128%
75−80
−128%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+133%
40−45
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+148%
27−30
−148%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+140%
45−50
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+129%
55−60
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 84
+140%
35−40
−140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+146%
24−27
−146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+142%
24−27
−142%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 59
+146%
24−27
−146%
Forza Horizon 4 273
+128%
120−130
−128%
Hitman 3 59
+146%
24−27
−146%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+131%
45−50
−131%
Metro Exodus 104
+131%
45−50
−131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+138%
50−55
−138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+141%
27−30
−141%
Watch Dogs: Legion 241
+141%
100−105
−141%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+126%
35−40
−126%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+133%
24−27
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+144%
18−20
−144%
Hitman 3 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+142%
50−55
−142%
Metro Exodus 65
+141%
27−30
−141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+157%
21−24
−157%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+150%
14−16
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+136%
14−16
−136%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+136%
14−16
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+143%
7−8
−143%
Far Cry 5 30
+150%
12−14
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+126%
35−40
−126%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+137%
30−33
−137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+160%
5−6
−160%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+150%
16−18
−150%

This is how RX 5700 XT and Pro W5500X compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 129% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 147% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 156% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.93 19.05
Recency 7 July 2019 11 December 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 125 Watt

RX 5700 XT has a 125.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Pro W5500X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro W5500X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop card while Radeon Pro W5500X is a workstation one.


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