Radeon Pro 5600M vs Pro 455

Place in the ranking	517	235
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.95	33.13
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Baffin	Navi 12
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	30 October 2016 (8 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	2560
Core clock speed	855 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	41.04	164.8
Floating-point processing power	1.313 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	48	160

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	1270 MHz	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB/s	394.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 455 8.09

Pro 5600M 24.01
+197%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro 455 3112

Pro 5600M 9232
+197%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	33 −188%	95−100 +188%
4K	22 −195%	65−70 +195%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −206%	45−50 +206%
Elden Ring	21−24 −255%	75−80 +255%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −185%	70−75 +185%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −206%	45−50 +206%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −225%	100−110 +225%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −200%	60−65 +200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −141%	50−55 +141%
Valorant	27−30 −246%	95−100 +246%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −185%	70−75 +185%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −206%	45−50 +206%
Dota 2	38 −118%	80−85 +118%
Elden Ring	21−24 −255%	75−80 +255%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Fortnite	45−50 −154%	120−130 +154%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −225%	100−110 +225%
Grand Theft Auto V	24 −246%	80−85 +246%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −200%	60−65 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −139%	150−160 +139%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −141%	50−55 +141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −208%	75−80 +208%
Valorant	27−30 −246%	95−100 +246%
World of Tanks	145 −75.2%	250−260 +75.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −185%	70−75 +185%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −175%	40−45 +175%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −206%	45−50 +206%
Dota 2	62 −33.9%	80−85 +33.9%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −114%	75−80 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −225%	100−110 +225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 −139%	150−160 +139%
Valorant	27−30 −246%	95−100 +246%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Elden Ring	10−12 −282%	40−45 +282%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −338%	170−180 +338%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −214%	21−24 +214%
World of Tanks	55−60 −176%	160−170 +176%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −220%	45−50 +220%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −100%	20−22 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −233%	20−22 +233%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −294%	60−65 +294%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Valorant	20−22 −220%	60−65 +220%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Dota 2	18−20 −116%	40−45 +116%
Elden Ring	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −128%	40−45 +128%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −217%	70−75 +217%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −128%	40−45 +128%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Counter-Strike 2	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Dota 2	23 −78.3%	40−45 +78.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −220%	30−35 +220%
Fortnite	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −311%	35−40 +311%
Valorant	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%

This is how Pro 455 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 188% faster in 1080p
Pro 5600M is 195% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 5600M is 950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro 5600M surpassed Pro 455 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.09	24.01
Recency	30 October 2016	15 June 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	50 Watt

Pro 455 has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 196.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 455 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.