AMD Radeon Pro 555 vs AMD Radeon RX 560

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 555 and AMD Radeon RX 560 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro 555

AMD Radeon RX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 555

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
502.3x better floating-point performance: 1,306 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 659 vs 486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 June 2017 vs 18 April 2017
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 60-80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	659 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Around 28% higher core clock speed: 1090-1175 MHz vs 850 MHz
2000x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 40.8 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 768
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 37% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 5100 MHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3657 vs 3141
5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 57671 vs 11524
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 31.301
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 775.281 vs 572.795
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 2.83
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 26.388
Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 162.706
Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 4042
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 2221
Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 4042
Around 66% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 2221

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz vs 850 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 40.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 768
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 5100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657 vs 3141
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671 vs 11524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 31.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281 vs 572.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 2.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428 vs 26.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 162.706
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571 vs 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571 vs 4042
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688 vs 2221
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 555
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3141

3657

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

659

486

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11524

57671

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.301

56.81

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

572.795

775.281

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.83

4.602

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.388

64.428

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.706

257.062

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4042

6571

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3352

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4042

6571

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2221

3688

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3349

3352

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon RX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	3141	3657
PassMark - G2D Mark	659	486
Geekbench - OpenCL	11524	57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.301	56.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	572.795	775.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.83	4.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	26.388	64.428
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.706	257.062
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4042	6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2221	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3349	3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4042	6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2221	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3349	3352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1774

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 555	AMD Radeon RX 560
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Polaris 21
Launch date	5 June 2017	18 April 2017
Place in performance rating	705	513
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop, Laptop
Design		Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation		4th Gen
Launch price (MSRP)		$99
Price now		$104.99
Value for money (0-100)		54.35
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,306 gflops	2.6 TFLOPs
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Pipelines	768	1024
Texture fill rate	40.8 GTexel / s	81.60 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	60-80 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	3,000 million
Boost clock speed		1200-1275 MHz
Compute units		14/16
Pixel fill rate		20.40 GP/s
Render output units		16
Stream Processors		896/1024
Texture Units		64
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Bridgeless CrossFire
Length		170 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)		450 Watt
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB / s	112 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	5100 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)