Radeon Pro SSG vs Radeon Sky 500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon Pro SSG and Radeon Sky 500. 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 SSG and Radeon Sky 500. 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 SSG
Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro SSG Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type HBM2 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 133% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon Pro SSG has 12 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is build with GCN 5.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro SSG is 490 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Pro SSG is 25 mm longer, than Radeon Sky 500.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 2910 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro SSG.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 35−40
ultra / 1080p 35−40 21−24
QHD / 1440p 27−30 16−18
4K / 2160p 16−18 10−11
low / 720p 80−85 60−65
medium / 1080p 60−65 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro SSG in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than Radeon Sky 500.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro SSG Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN 5.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Vega 10 Pitcairn
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 8 August 2017 27 March 2013
Pipelines 4096 1280
Core clock speed 1440 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1500 MHz
Transistor count 12,500 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 384.0 76.00
Floating-point performance 12,288 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 267 mm 242 mm
Memory bus width 2048 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1890 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 483.8 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.125 1.2.131
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +