FirePro R5000 vs Radeon RX 5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 FirePro R5000 stacks up against Radeon RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 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 RX 5500M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 has 311% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5500M has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 502 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 10800 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 21−24
ultra / 1080p 8−9 12−14
QHD / 1440p 2−3 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 27−30 40−45
medium / 1080p 16−18 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 69% more, than FirePro R5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Pitcairn Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 29 September 2019
Pipelines 768 1408
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 144.8
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
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