FirePro W5100 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Radeon Pro 5500M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5100 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon Pro 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 70% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 5500M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 6000 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Radeon Pro 5500M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Bonaire Navi 14
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 13 November 2019
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 139.2
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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