FirePro W5000 vs Radeon Pro 455

In this comparison between FirePro W5000 and Radeon Pro 455 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 W5000 will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 455 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 455 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 455 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 455 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro 455
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 114% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 455.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 455 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and Radeon Pro 455 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 455 - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 455 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 455 is 30 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 455 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 455 is 1800 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10 9−10
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
FirePro W5000 and Radeon Pro 455 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Radeon Pro 455
Architecture GCN 1.0 Polaris
Code name Pitcairn Polaris 11
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 27 October 2016
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 825 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 41.04
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,313 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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