Radeon 890M vs Pro 555X

Place in the ranking	504	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.68	100.00
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Strix Point
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)	15 July 2024 (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	768	1024
Core clock speed	907 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.54	185.6
Floating-point processing power	1.393 TFLOPS	5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	48	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1275 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	81.6 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 555X 8.40

Radeon 890M 21.88
+160%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro 555X 3235

Radeon 890M 8431
+161%

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 HD

16−18

−175%

44
+175%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−131%

30−33
+131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −138%	50−55 +138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −150%	140−150 +150%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +500%	8−9 −500%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −150%	140−150 +150%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +500%	8−9 −500%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −139%	55−60 +139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +107%	27−30 −107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −137%	45−50 +137%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 −150%	140−150 +150%
Hitman 3	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +500%	8−9 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −159%	150−160 +159%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−139%

55−60
+139%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −131%	30−33 +131%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −150%	85−90 +150%
Hitman 3	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −145%	27−30 +145%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −125%	18−20 +125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −145%	130−140 +145%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+600%

2−3

−600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −150%	80−85 +150%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −140%	24−27 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

This is how Pro 555X and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

Radeon 890M is 175% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 555X is 800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, Pro 555X surpassed Radeon 890M in all 23 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.40	21.88
Recency	16 July 2018	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 160.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 555X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 890M 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.