AMD Radeon Pro 5500M vs Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
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The AMD Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile mid-range graphics card based on the Navi 14 chip (RDNA architecture) manufactured in the modern 7nm process. It features all 24 CUs of the chip (=1,536 shaders) and therefore 2 more CUs than the similar named mobile Radeon RX 5500M and desktop RX 5500. However, the clock speed of the GPU and memory is reduced by quite a bit in the Pro models. It was announced in the high end models of the 2019 Apple MacBook Pro 16 with 4 or 8 GB of GDDR6 graphics memory.
The Navi 14 chip uses the new RDNA (Radeon DNA) microarchitecture which is a successor the the GCN instruction set. It features a new processor design, a multi-level cache hierarchy and an improved rendering pipeline with support for GDDR6 memory.
The performance of the Pro 5500M is said to be up to 2.1x compared to the old Radeon RX 560X (predecessor). Although the GPU has two more CUs than the Radeon RX 5500M, the slower core clock speed leads to a 13% slower peak performance according to AMD (4 versus 4.6 TFLOPS). Therefore, the gaming performance should be slightly below the Radeon RX 5500M which was about 1.9x faster than the Pro 560X (Alpha 15 vs MBP15 2019) in games under Windows. Compared to Nvidia GPUs, the performance should be between the GeForce GTX 1650 and GeForce GTX 1060.
The similar RX 5500M chip is specified with a TDP of 85 Watt and therefore 20 Watt more than the slower clocked Radeon RX5300M. In games the power consumption of the chip ranges between 64 and 105 Watt (Ghost Recon gameplay recorded with HWInfo64). However, according to AMD the Pro 5500M is rated at a TGP of 50 Watt and may therefore use selected chips.
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
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The Apple M2 Pro 16-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 16 of the 19 cores in the M2 Pro 10-Core Chip.
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s).
According to Apple, the performance of the 19-core-GPU should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro. Therefore, the cut down 16-core version should still beat the old full-featured 16-core M1 Pro slightly and the old 14-core more clearly.
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC.
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| Codename | Navi 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Navi / RDNA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 1536 - unified | 16 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1300 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 12000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5-6400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12, Shader 6.4, OpenGL 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 50 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 6.4 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 7 nm | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DisplayPort 1.4 w/DFSC, HDMI 2.0b, Radeon Media Engine (H.264 4K150 decode, 4K90 encode / H.265 4K90 decode, 4K60 encode / VP9 4K90 decode) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 13.11.2019 | 17.01.2023 |
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Benchmarks
specvp12 sw-03 + AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon Pro 5500M
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon Pro 5500M → 100% n=5
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 151% n=5
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
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.
Forza Horizon 5
2021
Riders Republic
2021
Outriders
2021
Hitman 3
2021
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0
2020
FIFA 21
2020
Star Wars Squadrons
2020
Gears Tactics
2020
Doom Eternal
2020
Hearthstone
2020
Fall Guys
2020
Need for Speed Heat
2019
GRID 2019
2019
FIFA 20
2019
Borderlands 3
2019
Control
2019
F1 2019
2019
Rage 2
2019
Anno 1800
2019
The Division 2
2019
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Metro Exodus
2019
Apex Legends
2019
Battlefield V
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
World of Tanks enCore
2018
Rocket League
2017
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
World of Warships
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015
Counter-Strike: GO
2012Average Gaming AMD Radeon Pro 5500M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 107%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 104%
| AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Call of Duty Vanguard | 43.1 | 21.7 | ||||||||||||
| Riders Republic | 61 | 41 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Far Cry 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Resident Evil Village | 81.7 | 38.9 | 40.6 | |||||||||||
| Outriders | 70.7 | 44.4 | 36 | 27.6 | ||||||||||
| Hitman 3 | 157 | 81.3 | 66.3 | 62 | ||||||||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 | 54.8 | 29.9 | 23.5 | |||||||||||
| FIFA 21 | 151 | 115 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Star Wars Squadrons | 95.6 | 69.7 | 26.4 | |||||||||||
| Mafia Definitive Edition | 52.5 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 47.4 | 28 | 19.2 | 12.2 | ||||||||||
| F1 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Gears Tactics | 60 | 47.6 | 30.7 | |||||||||||
| Doom Eternal | 84.8 | 47.5 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| Hearthstone | 33.2 | 32 | 59.7 | 59.6 | ||||||||||
| Fall Guys | 59.4 | 59.4 | 38.1 | |||||||||||
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 97.6 | 55.2 | 35.8 | 20.9 | ||||||||||
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 75 | 61 | 54.3 | 35 | 16.2 | |||||||||
| Need for Speed Heat | 74 | 56.7 | 50.9 | 44.7 | 28 | 12.8 | ||||||||
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 | 34.7 | |||||||||||||
| GRID 2019 | 46.3 | 36.6 | 23.2 | |||||||||||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 50 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| FIFA 20 | 144 | 124 | 90 | |||||||||||
| Borderlands 3 | 41.4 | 30.8 | 21.4 | 3.8 | 80.8 | 52 | 38 | 28.9 | ||||||
| Control | 139 | 41.5 | 29.2 | 18.1 | ||||||||||
| F1 2019 | 174 | 105 | 97 | 65 | 49 | |||||||||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 175 | 64.1 | 40.5 | 29.7 | 19 | 7 | 258 | 75 | 48 | 36 | 22 | |||
| Rage 2 | 113 | 53.7 | 45.2 | 44.4 | 28.4 | |||||||||
| Anno 1800 | 67 | 44.6 | 21.7 | |||||||||||
| The Division 2 | 56 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 90 | 50.2 | 35.8 | |||||||||||
| Far Cry New Dawn | 86 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 41 | 21 | ||||||||
| Metro Exodus | 92 | 47.1 | 34.3 | 28.6 | 22 | |||||||||
| Apex Legends | 63 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||
| Battlefield V | 85 | 76 | 62 | 58.9 | 47 | 14.4 | ||||||||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 120 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 159 | 72 | 65 | 57 | 36 | |||
| Far Cry 5 | 55 | 40 | 20 | |||||||||||
| World of Tanks enCore | 76 | 49.1 | 24.6 | |||||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 48.4 | 20.4 | ||||||||||||
| Rocket League | 153 | 107 | 59 | |||||||||||
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | 52 | 27.8 | 16.9 | |||||||||||
| Overwatch | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 126 | 44.8 | ||||||||||||
| World of Warships | 43.4 | |||||||||||||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 137 | 125 | 111 | 107 | 53.9 | |||||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 68 | 38.8 | 51 | 45 | ||||||||||
| GTA V | 168 | 91 | 47 | 34.5 | 25 | 76 | 73 | 46 | ||||||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 208 | 118 | 71.4 | |||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 4 10 7 | 3 12 8 1 | 5 17 10 1 | 8 16 7 4 | 7 14 4 1 | 14 6 3 | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 2 2 | 1 3 | 4 1 | 1 3 | 1 1 | |
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