Radeon Pro 555X vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU with Radeon Pro 555X, including specs and performance data.

Apple M1 8-Core GPU
2020
14.08
+68%

Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Pro 555X by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking347473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.72
Architectureno dataPolaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameno dataPolaris 21
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date10 November 2020 (3 years ago)5 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Current priceno data$894

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8768
Core clock speed1278 MHz855 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm14 nm
Texture fill rateno data43.54

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Radeon Pro 555X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data5080 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data81.6 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSyncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXno data12 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131

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 HD26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 no data
Battlefield 5 45−50 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 no data
Far Cry 5 30−35 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40 no data
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 no data
Hitman 3 27−30 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 no data
Metro Exodus 45−50 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 no data
Battlefield 5 45−50 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 no data
Far Cry 5 30−35 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40 no data
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 no data
Hitman 3 27−30 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 no data
Metro Exodus 45−50 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 no data
Far Cry 5 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 no data
Far Cry 5 21−24 no data
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 no data
Hitman 3 16−18 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30 no data
Metro Exodus 24−27 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11 no data
Hitman 3 10−11 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 no data
Far Cry 5 8−9 no data
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16 no data
Metro Exodus 12−14 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14 no data

This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Pro 555X compete in popular games:

  • Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 86% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.08 8.38
Recency 10 November 2020 5 June 2017
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 555X in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 8-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 555X 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.

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