Radeon RX 7900 XT vs Pro 5600M

Place in the ranking	237	13
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	37.80
Power efficiency	33.06	17.26
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 12	Navi 31
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	15 June 2020 (4 years ago)	3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560	5376
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1387 MHz
Boost clock speed	1030 MHz	2394 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	164.8	804.4
Floating-point processing power	5.274 TFLOPS	51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	192
TMUs	160	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	276 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	770 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	394.2 GB/s	800.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3

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 5600M 23.10

RX 7900 XT 72.35
+213%

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 5600M 9232

RX 7900 XT 28913
+213%

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	65−70 −215%	205 +215%
1440p	40−45 −235%	134 +235%
4K	27−30 −226%	88 +226%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.39
1440p	no data	6.71
4K	no data	10.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −302%	170−180 +302%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −384%	237 +384%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −58.1%	110−120 +58.1%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −332%	190 +332%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −116%	106 +116%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −452%	580 +452%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −209%	190−200 +209%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −159%	163 +159%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
Valorant	95−100 −323%	400−450 +323%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −58.1%	110−120 +58.1%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −323%	186 +323%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −93.9%	95 +93.9%
Dota 2	80−85 −118%	181 +118%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −46.7%	110 +46.7%
Fortnite	120−130 −147%	300−350 +147%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −369%	492 +369%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −209%	190−200 +209%
Grand Theft Auto V	80−85 −108%	173 +108%
Metro Exodus	60−65 −156%	161 +156%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −40.5%	210−220 +40.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −160%	130−140 +160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −126%	170−180 +126%
Valorant	95−100 −323%	400−450 +323%
World of Tanks	250−260 −10.3%	270−280 +10.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −58.1%	110−120 +58.1%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −282%	168 +282%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 −81.6%	89 +81.6%
Dota 2	80−85 −122%	184 +122%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −88%	140−150 +88%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −304%	424 +304%
Forza Horizon 5	60−65 −209%	190−200 +209%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −40.5%	210−220 +40.5%
Valorant	95−100 −323%	400−450 +323%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −298%	159 +298%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −298%	159 +298%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −323%	90−95 +323%
World of Tanks	160−170 −223%	500−550 +223%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −81.3%	85−90 +81.3%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −210%	65−70 +210%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 −205%	61 +205%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −132%	160−170 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −408%	325 +408%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 −292%	140−150 +292%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −156%	141 +156%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −391%	170−180 +391%
Valorant	60−65 −439%	300−350 +439%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −168%	50−55 +168%
Dota 2	40−45 −327%	175 +327%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −327%	175 +327%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −383%	87 +383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −186%	200−210 +186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −327%	60−65 +327%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −327%	175 +327%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −264%	90−95 +264%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 −57.9%	30 +57.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −275%	30 +275%
Dota 2	40−45 −273%	153 +273%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −228%	100−110 +228%
Fortnite	30−33 −220%	95−100 +220%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −368%	173 +368%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −370%	90−95 +370%
Valorant	30−35 −548%	200−210 +548%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

30−35

+0%

30−35

+0%

This is how Pro 5600M and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is 215% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XT is 235% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XT is 226% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 548% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7900 XT is ahead in 62 tests (97%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.10	72.35
Recency	15 June 2020	3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	300 Watt

Pro 5600M has 500% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 213.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 5600M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.

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