Radeon Pro 560X vs Pro W5500

Place in the ranking	239	465
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	44.40	no data
Power efficiency	13.09	8.79
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Polaris 21
Market segment	Workstation	Mobile workstation
Release date	10 February 2020 (4 years ago)	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

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	1408	1024
Core clock speed	1187 MHz	1004 MHz
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,400 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.2	64.26
Floating-point processing power	3.942 TFLOPS	2.056 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	88	64

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1270 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	81.28 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

4x DisplayPort

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_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

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 W5500 23.71
+148%

Pro 560X 9.56

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 W5500 9117
+148%

Pro 560X 3677

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	90−95 +137%	38 −137%
1440p	100−110 +144%	41 −144%
4K	35−40 +119%	16 −119%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.43	no data
1440p	3.99	no data
4K	11.40	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Valorant	46 +0%	46 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44 +0%	44 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	46 +0%	46 +0%
Elden Ring	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	42 +0%	42 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	33 +0%	33 +0%
Metro Exodus	23 +0%	23 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	34 +0%	34 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Valorant	21 +0%	21 +0%
World of Tanks	86 +0%	86 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	69 +0%	69 +0%
Far Cry 5	37 +0%	37 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Valorant	26 +0%	26 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	57 +0%	57 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Valorant	19 +0%	19 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Dota 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Elden Ring	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	7 +0%	7 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	26 +0%	26 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +0%	13 +0%
World of Tanks	30 +0%	30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9 +0%	9 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Fortnite	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

This is how Pro W5500 and Pro 560X compete in popular games:

Pro W5500 is 137% faster in 1080p
Pro W5500 is 144% faster in 1440p
Pro W5500 is 119% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.71	9.56
Recency	10 February 2020	16 July 2018
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	75 Watt

Pro W5500 has a 148% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pro 560X, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro W5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro W5500 is a workstation card while Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation one.

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