
Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) Laptop Review
Intel Core i7-8850H | AMD Radeon Pro 560X | 15.40" | 1.8 kg
The AMD Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile graphics card based on the small Polaris 21 chip from AMD. It is an option for the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro 2018 and is very similar to the Radeon Pro 460. Compared to the Radeon Pro 560 from the 2017 MBP15, the 560X is slightly higher clocked. The Radeon Pro 555X from the entry level model offers less cores.
The mobile Radeon Pro 560X should support all features of the desktop RX 460/560 like DisplayPort 1.2 (Polaris actually supports up to 1.4), HDMI 2.0 (via USB-C adapter), new H.265 video de- and encoder as well as architectural improvements. More information about the Polaris architecture is available in our dedicated review.
The Polaris 21 chip is manufactured in a slightly improved 14nm FinFET process according to AMD. The power consumption of the Radeon Pro 460 is 35 Watts according to AMD, so this should also be the case for the Pro 560X.
Codename | Polaris 21 |
Architecture | Polaris |
Pipelines | 1024 - unified |
Core Speed | 907 MHz |
Memory Speed | 5080 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB |
Shared Memory | no |
API | DirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan |
Power Consumption | 35 Watt |
Transistor Count | 3 Billion |
technology | 14 nm |
Features | DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 05.06.2017 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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