Radeon Pro 5500M vs Radeon Pro WX 5100

In this comparison between Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon Pro WX 5100 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 Radeon Pro 5500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro WX 5100 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 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 Pro 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon Pro WX 5100
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon Pro WX 5100 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is build with Navi / RDNA architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro WX 5100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 7000 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro WX 5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 35−40
ultra / 1080p 21−24 21−24
QHD / 1440p 16−18 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 60−65
medium / 1080p 40−45 40−45
Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon Pro WX 5100 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon Pro WX 5100
Architecture Navi / RDNA GCN 4.0
Code name Navi 14 Ellesmere
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Release date 13 November 2019 18 November 2016
Pipelines 1536 1792
Core clock speed 713 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1086 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 139.2 121.6
Floating-point performance 3,892 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 250 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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