Radeon Pro 560 vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 560 and Radeon Sky 500, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon Pro 560 stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 560 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 560 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 560 here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 560 Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 100% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 560 and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 43 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • Radeon Pro 560 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro 560.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 560 Radeon Sky 500
Architecture Polaris GCN 1.0
Code name Polaris 21 Pitcairn
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 5 June 2017 27 March 2013
Pipelines 1024 1280
Core clock speed 907 MHz 950 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 58.05 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB/s 154 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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