FirePro S9000 vs Radeon RX 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9000 and Radeon RX 5500M. 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 FirePro S9000 and Radeon RX 5500M. 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 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 S9000 Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9000 has 311% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • FirePro S9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro S9000 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
  • FirePro S9000 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 427 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.
  • FirePro S9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 8500 MHz higher, than FirePro S9000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 21−24
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 7−8
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 40−45
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than Radeon RX 5500M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9000 Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Navi / RDNA
Code name Tahiti Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 August 2012 29 September 2019
Pipelines 1792 1408
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 144.8
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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