RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Mobile vs Radeon RX 560 896SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 4 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 19 March 2025 (less than a year 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 | 896 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1090 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1175 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 65.80 | 201.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.106 TFLOPS | 12.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 224 KB | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 32 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 July 2017 | 19 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Mobile has an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 560 896SP and RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560 896SP is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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