Radeon Pro 5500M vs Radeon RX 560X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 560X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon Pro 5500M and Radeon RX 560X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon Pro 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 5500M 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 5500M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 13% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is connected by PCIe 4.0 x8, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 560X.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is build with Navi / RDNA architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Radeon Pro 5500M is manufactured by 7 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 5500M is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 560X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon RX 560X.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 5500M Radeon RX 560X
Architecture Navi / RDNA GCN 4.0
Code name Navi 14 Polaris 21
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 13 November 2019 11 April 2018
Pipelines 1536 1024
Core clock speed 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1300 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 6,400 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 139.2 81.60
Floating-point performance 2,611 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 12000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 112.0 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
Laptop size medium sized
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