Radeon Pro 5500M vs Radeon R9 M385X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon R9 M385X, 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 5500M stacks up against Radeon R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon R9 M385X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon R9 M385X 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 R9 M385X here:
Main Specs
Radeon Pro 5500M
Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP)
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
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 is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M385X.
Radeon Pro 5500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
Radeon Pro 5500M is build with Navi / RDNA architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
Radeon Pro 5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 10500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
8−9
ultra / 1080p
21−24
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 310% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
55−60
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−33
medium / 1080p
60−65
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
250−260
150−160
medium / 768p
220−230
120−130
ultra / 1080p
180−190
60−65
QHD / 1440p
110−120
35−40
4K / 2160p
70−75
27−30
high / 768p
210−220
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 113% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
120−130
85−90
medium / 768p
110−120
65−70
ultra / 1080p
100−110
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Dota 2 is 76% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
45−50
10−11
ultra / 1080p
40−45
9−10
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
4−5
low / 720p
80−85
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Far Cry 5 is 327% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
60−65
16−18
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
65−70
medium / 1080p
110−120
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Fortnite is 229% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
60−65
14−16
ultra / 1080p
45−50
12−14
QHD / 1440p
30−35
2−3
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
30−35
medium / 1080p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 293% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
140−150
60−65
medium / 768p
120−130
50−55
high / 1080p
70−75
16−18
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
24−27
5−6
ultra / 1080p
20−22
4−5
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
low / 720p
65−70
16−18
medium / 1080p
30−35
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Metro Exodus is 342% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
130−140
95−100
high / 1080p
−
95−100
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
120−130
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Minecraft is 34% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
100−110
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
14−16
medium / 1080p
35−40
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 233% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
130−140
30−35
medium / 768p
85−90
20−22
high / 1080p
45−50
10−12
ultra / 1080p
24−27
7−8
4K / 2160p
16−18
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 313% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
50−55
21−24
high / 768p
60−65
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.
Full Specs
Radeon Pro 5500M
Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture
Navi / RDNA
GCN
Code name
Navi 14
Strato-XT-M3
Type
Mobile workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 November 2019
16 June 2015
Pipelines
1536
896
Core clock speed
1100 MHz
Boost Clock
1300 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
6,400 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
7 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
139.2
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,971 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
12000 MHz
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
192.0 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
2.0
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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