AMD Radeon RX 550 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 550 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 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 RX 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 54% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 713 MHz
  • Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1183 MHz vs 1086 MHz
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2158 vs 1565
  • Around 38% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2158 vs 1565
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 18 November 2016
Core clock speed 1100 MHz vs 713 MHz
Boost clock speed 1183 MHz vs 1086 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 vs 1565
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 vs 1565

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100

  • 3.2x more texture fill rate: 121.6 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
  • 3.5x more pipelines: 1792 vs 512
  • 3243.3x better floating-point performance: 3,892 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5489 vs 2690
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 772 vs 476
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 25596 vs 11610
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 87.861 vs 33.507
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1362.14 vs 1037.305
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.025 vs 3.064
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 106.141 vs 52.533
  • Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 250.267 vs 140.911
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5579 vs 4485
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1691 vs 940
  • Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5579 vs 4485
  • Around 80% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1691 vs 940
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 121.6 GTexel / s vs 37.86 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1792 vs 512
Floating-point performance 3,892 gflops vs 1.2 TFLOPs
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5489 vs 2690
PassMark - G2D Mark 772 vs 476
Geekbench - OpenCL 25596 vs 11610
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 87.861 vs 33.507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1362.14 vs 1037.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 6.025 vs 3.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 106.141 vs 52.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 250.267 vs 140.911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5579 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1691 vs 940
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5579 vs 4485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1691 vs 940

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 550
GPU 2: AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2690
5489
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
476
772
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11610
25596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.507
87.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1037.305
1362.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.064
6.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.533
106.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
140.911
250.267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
5579
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
1565
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4485
5579
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
940
1691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2158
1565
Name AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
PassMark - G3D Mark 2690 5489
PassMark - G2D Mark 476 772
Geekbench - OpenCL 11610 25596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.507 87.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1037.305 1362.14
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.064 6.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 52.533 106.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 140.911 250.267
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4485 5579
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 940 1691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2158 1565
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4485 5579
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 940 1691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2158 1565
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 127

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 550 AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Lexa Ellesmere
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 18 November 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $79 $499
Place in performance rating 876 477
Price now $75 $349.99
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 59.51 19.34

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1183 MHz 1086 MHz
Core clock speed 1100 MHz 713 MHz
Floating-point performance 1.2 TFLOPs 3,892 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 512 1792
Texture fill rate 37.86 GTexel / s 121.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 2,200 million 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 4x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)