Radeon Pro W5500M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between Radeon Pro W5500M and Radeon R7 250 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 W5500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon Pro W5500M

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro W5500M Radeon R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type GDDR6 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Radeon Pro W5500M has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is build with RDNA 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • Radeon Pro W5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 10850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−33 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro W5500M Radeon R7 250
Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN
Code name Navi 14 Oland XT
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 10 February 2020 1 October 2013
Pipelines 1408 384
Boost Clock 1450 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 127.6 25.20
Floating-point performance 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.5 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
AppAcceleration +
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