Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Pro Vega 16 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type HBM2 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro W5500M has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 and Radeon Pro W5500M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is build with Vega architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Radeon Pro Vega 16 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 9600 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 9−10 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 30−33
medium / 1080p 30−33 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon Pro W5500M.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro Vega 16 Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture Vega RDNA 1.0
Code name Vega Mobile Navi 14
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 15 November 2018 10 February 2020
Pipelines 1024 1408
Boost Clock 1190 MHz 1450 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 76.16 127.6
Memory bus width 1024 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2400 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 307.2 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 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
Laptop size large
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