AMD Radeon Pro 5500M vs AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 5500M and AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 926 MHz
  • Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 1206 MHz
  • 808.3x more texture fill rate: 124.8 GTexel/s vs 154.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 82% higher memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 6600 MHz
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36526 vs 34593
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1860.146 vs 1817.005
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 11.238 vs 9.511
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 596.819 vs 511.362
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3670 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 1674
  • Around 50% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3670 vs 2443
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 1674
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Nov 2019 vs 4 August 2016
Core clock speed 1000 MHz vs 926 MHz
Boost clock speed 1300 MHz vs 1206 MHz
Texture fill rate 124.8 GTexel/s vs 154.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz vs 6600 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 36526 vs 34593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1860.146 vs 1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 11.238 vs 9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 596.819 vs 511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3670 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3670 vs 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 1674

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

  • Around 33% higher pipelines: 2048 vs 1536
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8023 vs 6820
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 728 vs 675
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 111.543 vs 105.82
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.875 vs 94.947
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9983 vs 9175
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9983 vs 9175
  • Around 8% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3700 vs 3426
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 2048 vs 1536
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 8023 vs 6820
PassMark - G2D Mark 728 vs 675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 111.543 vs 105.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.875 vs 94.947
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9983 vs 9175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9983 vs 9175
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3700 vs 3426

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
6820
8023
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
675
728
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
36526
34593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
105.82
111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1860.146
1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11.238
9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
94.947
99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
596.819
511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9175
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3670
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9175
9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3670
2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3353
1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
3426
3700
Name AMD Radeon Pro 5500M AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 6820 8023
PassMark - G2D Mark 675 728
Geekbench - OpenCL 36526 34593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.82 111.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1860.146 1817.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 11.238 9.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 94.947 99.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 596.819 511.362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9175 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3670 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 1674
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9175 9983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3670 2443
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 1674
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3426 3700

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 5500M AMD Radeon RX 470 (Desktop)

Essentials

Architecture RDNA 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Navi 14 Ellesmere
Launch date 13 Nov 2019 4 August 2016
Place in performance rating 365 369
Type Laptop Desktop
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Price now $109.99
Value for money (0-100) 100.00

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz 1206 MHz
Compute units 24 32
Core clock speed 1000 MHz 926 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 249.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 7.987 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 3.994 TFLOPS
Pipelines 1536 2048
Pixel fill rate 41.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 124.8 GTexel/s 154.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 6400 million 5,700 million
Floating-point performance 4.9 TFLOPs
GPU Power 85-110 Watt
Stream Processors 2048

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire
Length 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.1 12
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 192 GB/s 211 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 6600 MHz
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
ZeroCore