FirePro W8100 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8100 and Radeon Pro W5500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W8100 stacks up against Radeon Pro W5500M, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W8100

Radeon Pro W5500M

Main Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI	No outputs

FirePro W8100 has 158% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 7000 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	14−16
ultra / 1080p	21−24	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−33
medium / 1080p	40−45	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	55−60	21−24
ultra / 1080p	50−55	20−22
QHD / 1440p	35−40	6−7
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	60−65	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Battlefield 5 is 150% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	250−260	200−210
medium / 768p	220−230	170−180
ultra / 1080p	180−190	95−100
QHD / 1440p	110−120	50−55
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−33
high / 768p	210−220	130−140
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	35−40
medium / 1080p	55−60	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	120−130	100−110
medium / 768p	110−120	90−95
ultra / 1080p	100−110	60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	45−50	16−18
ultra / 1080p	40−45	14−16
QHD / 1440p	27−30	−
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Far Cry 5 is 147% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	16−18
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	95−100
medium / 1080p	110−120	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Fortnite is 107% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	60−65	24−27
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	30−35	8−9
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	50−55
medium / 1080p	65−70	27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Forza Horizon 4 is 142% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	140−150	80−85
medium / 768p	130−140	70−75
high / 1080p	70−75	27−30
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Grand Theft Auto V is 107% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	9−10
ultra / 1080p	20−22	7−8
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	2−3
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	30−35	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 39% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−12	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	27−30
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 111% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	130−140	50−55
medium / 768p	85−90	30−35
high / 1080p	45−50	18−20
ultra / 1080p	24−27	10−11
4K / 2160p	16−18	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
high / 768p	60−65	50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.

Full Specs

	FirePro W8100	Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture	GCN 2.0	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Hawaii	Navi 14
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	23 June 2014	10 February 2020
Pipelines	2560	1408
Core clock speed	824 MHz
Boost Clock		1450 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	131.8	127.6
Floating-point performance	4,219 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
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)	466 Mh/s
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+

FirePro W8100 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Main Specs

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