AMD Radeon Pro W5500
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation graphics card released on February 10, 2020, built on the RDNA architecture using a 7 nm process. It has 1,408 shading units, 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.86 GHz and a 125 W board power rating. It scores 8,956 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0.
Depth: 57 recorded fields, 10 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications, Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09) and Wikipedia: Video Core Next. Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 8,956 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #340), measured across 305 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 826.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 averages DirectX 9 130 fps, DirectX 10 48 fps, DirectX 11 55 fps, DirectX 12 39 fps and GPU Compute 4,537 ops/s, across 305 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 5.35 TFLOPS and FP64 (double precision) 0.33 TFLOPS for the AMD Radeon Pro W5500. Pixel fill rate (59.36 GPixel/s) and Texture fill rate (163.24 GTexel/s) are calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 states the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1187 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2020-02-13. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon Pro W5500M, AMD Radeon Pro W5500X, AMD Radeon PRO W5500M Mobile, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is based on the RDNA architecture, uses the Navi 14 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 7 nm process, contains 6,400 million transistors and has a die size of 158 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has 1,408 shading units, 22 compute units, 88 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon Pro W5500.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 runs at a base clock of 1.74 GHz and boosts to 1.86 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has a board power rating of 125 W, a total board power of 125 W, power is supplied through 1x6-Pin, the card occupies 1-slot, it is 241 mm long, cooling is Active and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 was released on February 10, 2020 and launched at a price of $399.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 supports DirectX 12 (FL 12_1), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.1 and OpenCL 2.0.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon Pro W5500.
Features
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has 2 supported features recorded and 1 feature explicitly listed as not supported outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Compute and AI
Not supported (1)
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Explicitly not supported: ECC memoryWhat it is: Error-correcting memory that detects and fixes memory bit errors, mainly valued in workstation and data-center use.
Not listed (3)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 supports AMD AI accelerators, Tensor cores and AMD CrossFire. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
ECC memory is explicitly listed as not supported.
Display features
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Supported: Stereoscopic 3DSupport for stereoscopic 3D output to compatible displays.
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Supported: VR ready Radeon VR Ready CreatorThe vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 supports HDMI 4K output, AMD FreeSync, 10-bit color output, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 supports Stereoscopic 3D and VR ready (Radeon VR Ready Creator) under Display features.
Media engine
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC), HEVC (H.265) and VP9. It does not support hardware encode for AV1 and decode for AV1.
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC) | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
| AV1 | Not supported | Not supported |
| VP9 | Not stated by the vendor | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 offers outputs 4x DisplayPort 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 have?
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 has a board power rating of 125 W. Power connectors: 1x6-Pin.
How fast is the AMD Radeon Pro W5500?
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 8,956 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.5% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #340. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 39 fps.
Does the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 support AV1 encoding?
No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the AMD Radeon Pro W5500.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 use?
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 was released on February 10, 2020 and launched at a price of $399.