Radeon Pro 5500M vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

In this comparison between Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 460 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon Pro 5500M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 460 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 460 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 460 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 Pro 5500M or Radeon RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 54% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is build with Navi / RDNA architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture Navi / RDNA Polaris
Code name Navi 14 Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 13 November 2019 8 August 2016
Pipelines 1536 896
Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 139.2 66.08
Floating-point performance 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.5 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Laptop size medium sized large
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