Radeon Pro W5500M vs Radeon R9 M470

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro W5500M and Radeon R9 M470, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon Pro W5500M stacks up against Radeon R9 M470, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro W5500M

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Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Radeon R9 M470 Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon Pro W5500M	Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon Pro W5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro W5500M and Radeon R9 M470 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Radeon Pro W5500M is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M470 - in Laptops.
Radeon Pro W5500M is build with RDNA 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
Radeon Pro W5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M470 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M470.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	30−33	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	20−22	16−18
QHD / 1440p	6−7	3−4
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Battlefield 5 is 19% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon Pro W5500M and Radeon R9 M470 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	190−200
medium / 768p	170−180	150−160
ultra / 1080p	95−100	80−85
QHD / 1440p	50−55	45−50
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	130−140	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	90−95	80−85
ultra / 1080p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Dota 2 is 6% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Far Cry 5 is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	85−90
medium / 1080p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Fortnite is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
QHD / 1440p	8−9	6−7
low / 720p	50−55	40−45
medium / 1080p	27−30	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 18% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	80−85	75−80
medium / 768p	70−75	65−70
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−11
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	9−10	8−9
ultra / 1080p	7−8	6−7
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Metro Exodus is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Minecraft is 5% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	21−24	20−22
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	45−50
medium / 1080p	24−27	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 13% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
medium / 768p	30−35	27−30
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon R9 M470.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
medium / 768p	60−65	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	50−55	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon R9 M470.

Full Specs

	Radeon Pro W5500M	Radeon R9 M470
Architecture	RDNA 1.0	GCN 2
Code name	Navi 14	Saturn
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	10 February 2020	14 May 2016
Pipelines	1408	768
Core clock speed		1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1450 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	6,400 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	127.6	48.00
Floating-point performance		1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	96 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.5	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
Laptop size		large
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Radeon Pro W5500M vs Radeon R9 M470

Radeon R9 M470 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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