Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon Pro W5500M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon Pro W5500M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Radeon Pro W5500M

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M 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 HD 6970M here:

Radeon HD 6970M Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon Pro W5500M has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Radeon HD 6970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon Pro W5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M.
Radeon HD 6970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6970M is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon HD 6970M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 11100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	6−7	8−9
QHD / 1440p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	30−33
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	20−22
QHD / 1440p	2−3	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	20−22	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 6970M and Radeon Pro W5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	200−210
medium / 768p	150−160	170−180
ultra / 1080p	75−80	95−100
QHD / 1440p	45−50	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	110−120	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	80−85	90−95
ultra / 1080p	50−55	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Dota 2 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	6−7
low / 720p	30−33	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Far Cry 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	20−22	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
QHD / 1440p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	21−24	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	70−75	80−85
medium / 768p	60−65	70−75
high / 1080p	21−24	27−30
ultra / 1080p	9−10	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 19% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−11	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	20−22	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	45−50	55−60
medium / 1080p	21−24	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	40−45	50−55
medium / 768p	24−27	30−35
high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
4K / 2160p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.
low / 768p	95−100	100−110
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6970M.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6970M	Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture	Terascale 2	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Blackcomb XT	Navi 14
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 January 2011	10 February 2020
Pipelines	960	1408
Core clock speed	680 MHz
Boost Clock		1450 MHz
Transistor count	1,700 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	32.64	127.6
Floating-point performance	1,305.6 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	115.2 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.5
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	118 Mh/s
Laptop size	large
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Radeon HD 6970M vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Radeon HD 6970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

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