AMD Radeon Pro W5500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Comparison

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins every single head-to-head benchmark in the database against the AMD Radeon Pro W5500, with a 9-0 sweep. The RTX 4060 is the pick for anyone who wants better raw performance across DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan, and general compute workloads. Its average benchmark score of 17639 places it in the 61st percentile of all GPUs, while the W5500 sits at 15679 and the 58th percentile. The RTX 4060 also carries a more modern feature set, including dedicated ray tracing cores and tensor cores, whereas the W5500 has neither.

The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 is not without merit, but its strengths are narrower. It is a single-slot card with four DisplayPort outputs, which makes it a practical fit for dense workstation builds or multi-display setups where space is tight. It also draws 125 W versus the RTX 4060's 115 W, but the RTX 4060 delivers far more performance per watt in every recorded test. For professional users who primarily need OpenCL or Vulkan performance, the RTX 4060 is roughly 108% faster in OpenCL and 15.8% faster in Vulkan, so the choice is clear unless the physical form factor or the four-output configuration is a hard requirement.

In short: pick the RTX 4060 for performance, compute, and gaming-era APIs. Pick the W5500 only if single-slot physical constraints or four simultaneous DisplayPort outputs matter more than raw speed.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has an average benchmark score of 17639, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15679. That is a difference of about 12.5% in favor of the RTX 4060.

Q: How many head-to-head benchmarks did each card win?

A: The RTX 4060 won all 9 recorded head-to-head tests. The W5500 won none.

Q: Is the W5500 better for compute workloads?

A: No. In the passmark_gpu_compute test, the RTX 4060 scores 9213 against the W5500's 4804, a 91.8% advantage. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 scores 95057 versus 45615, a 108.4% lead.

Q: Does the W5500 have any advantages in memory or bus width?

A: Both cards have 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. The RTX 4060 has higher memory bandwidth at 272.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s for the W5500.

Q: What about API support?

A: The RTX 4060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The W5500 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 4060 has a higher DirectX feature level.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: Both are marked as end-of-life in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural generations and foundry processes. The RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip on TSMC's 5 nm process, built on the Ada Lovelace architecture. It integrates 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, resulting in a transistor density of 118.9 million per square millimeter. The W5500 uses the Navi 14 chip on TSMC's 7 nm process, built on RDNA 1.0. It has 6,400 million transistors on a 158 mm² die, giving a density of 40.5 million per square millimeter. The RTX 4060 packs roughly three times the transistors into nearly the same physical area.

The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units. It also includes 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores, which are entirely absent from the W5500. The W5500 has 1408 shading units, 88 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, with no ray tracing or tensor hardware. The RTX 4060's FP32 throughput is 15.11 TFLOPS, and its FP16 throughput is also 15.11 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio. The W5500 delivers 5.224 TFLOPS FP32 and 10.45 TFLOPS FP16 with a 2:1 ratio. The RTX 4060 also reaches higher clock speeds: a base of 1830 MHz and boost of 2460 MHz, versus 1744 MHz base and 1855 MHz boost for the W5500.

Memory architecture is similar on paper but different in practice. Both use 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The RTX 4060 runs memory at 2125 MHz with 17 Gbps effective speed, yielding 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The W5500 runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed, yielding 224.0 GB/s. The RTX 4060 also has a higher pixel rate at 118.1 GPixel/s versus 59.36 GPixel/s, and a higher texture rate at 236.2 GTexel/s versus 163.2 GTexel/s.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ on several key specification fields. The RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip on a 5 nm process, while the W5500 uses Navi 14 on a 7 nm process. Transistor count is 18,900 million for the RTX 4060 versus 6,400 million for the W5500. Die size is nearly identical at 159 mm² versus 158 mm², but transistor density is 118.9M per mm² versus 40.5M per mm².

Clock speeds differ: the RTX 4060 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and boost of 2460 MHz, while the W5500 has 1744 MHz base and 1855 MHz boost. Memory clock is 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) for the RTX 4060 and 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for the W5500. Bandwidth is 272.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s.

Shader resources differ significantly: 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs for the RTX 4060; 1408 shading units, 88 TMUs, and 32 ROPs for the W5500. The RTX 4060 has 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores; the W5500 has none. Pixel rate is 118.1 GPixel/s versus 59.36 GPixel/s. Texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s versus 163.2 GTexel/s. FP32 is 15.11 TFLOPS versus 5.224 TFLOPS. FP16 is 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 10.45 TFLOPS (2:1).

Power and physical specs also differ. The RTX 4060 draws 115 W and is dual-slot, with a 1x 12-pin power connector. The W5500 draws 125 W and is single-slot, with a 1x 6-pin connector. Both suggest a 300 W PSU. The RTX 4060 has display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a; the W5500 has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a. Lengths are close: 240 mm for the RTX 4060 versus 241 mm for the W5500. Height is identical at 111 mm. Width is 40 mm for the RTX 4060; no width is recorded for the W5500.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The RTX 4060 wins every recorded head-to-head test, and the margins are often massive. The largest single win comes in passmark_directx_11, where the RTX 4060 scores 175 against the W5500's 56, a 212.5% advantage. That is more than three times the performance in that legacy API test. The passmark_directx_10 test shows a 119.1% lead, with scores of 103 versus 47. DirectX 12 also favors the RTX 4060, scoring 76 versus 39, a 94.9% lead. DirectX 9 shows an 87.3% advantage, 236 versus 126.

Compute workloads tell the same story. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4060 scores 95057 versus 45615, a 108.4% lead. In passmark_gpu_compute, the RTX 4060 scores 9213 versus 4804, a 91.8% lead. Vulkan is closer but still one-sided: 48643 versus 42021, a 15.8% advantage. The passmark_g3d test shows a 117.7% lead, 19545 versus 8978. Even the 2D test, passmark_g2d, favors the RTX 4060 at 1037 versus 806, a 28.7% lead.

The closest result is the Geekbench Vulkan test, where the RTX 4060 leads by 6622 points. But even that margin is decisive. Across all nine head-to-head tests, the RTX 4060's smallest percentage win is 15.8%, and its average win across the suite is well over 100%. The W5500 has no recorded test where it comes out ahead.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4060 wins in essentially every scenario that the database measures. It is the clear choice for DirectX gaming-era workloads, with wins in DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 tests ranging from 87.3% to 212.5%. It is also substantially faster for compute: OpenCL and GPU compute tests show leads of 91.8% and 108.4%. For Vulkan workloads, the RTX 4060 is 15.8% ahead, which is still a meaningful edge. The RTX 4060's higher memory bandwidth (272.0 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s) and higher pixel and texture rates support its performance advantages in graphics-heavy tasks.

The W5500 has no benchmark wins to point to. Its advantages are physical and configuration-based, not performance-based. It is a single-slot card, which the RTX 4060 is not, and it offers four DisplayPort outputs versus the RTX 4060's one HDMI and three DisplayPort outputs. For a workstation that needs multiple DisplayPort connections from a single low-profile card, the W5500 may be the only option that fits. Its 125 W power draw is slightly higher than the RTX 4060's 115 W, but both require a 300 W PSU, so that is not a deciding factor. The W5500 also uses a 6-pin power connector, which may be easier to source in older systems than the RTX 4060's 12-pin connector.

In short, the RTX 4060 is the performance winner across every measured category. The W5500 is the form-factor and connectivity winner, but only for users who absolutely need single-slot width or four DisplayPort outputs. For everyone else, the RTX 4060's benchmark results make it the logical choice.