FirePro W4100 vs Radeon RX 5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 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 W4100 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 W4100 Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5500M has 70% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 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 W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 697 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 10000 MHz higher, than FirePro W4100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 21−24
ultra / 1080p 4−5 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 16−18 40−45
medium / 1080p 8−9 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 177% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture GCN Navi / RDNA
Code name Cape Verde Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 29 September 2019
Pipelines 512 1408
Core clock speed 630 MHz 1327 MHz
Boost Clock 1645 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 144.8
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 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) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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