FirePro W9000 vs Radeon RX 5500M

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Radeon RX 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 W9000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 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 RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI No outputs
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  • FirePro W9000 has 311% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • FirePro W9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 352 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 8500 MHz higher, than FirePro W9000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Tahiti Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 14 June 2012 29 September 2019
Pipelines 2048 1408
Core clock speed 975 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 144.8
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 460 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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