Radeon Pro 5600M vs UHD Graphics 617

Place in the ranking	859	236
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.28	33.06
Architecture	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Amber Lake GT2	Navi 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	7 November 2018 (6 years ago)	15 June 2020 (4 years 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	192	2560
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1030 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.20	164.8
Floating-point processing power	0.4032 TFLOPS	5.274 TFLOPS
ROPs	3	64
TMUs	24	160

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	System Shared	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	8 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	2048 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	770 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	394.2 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 Connectors

Portable Device Dependent

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.2

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.

UHD Graphics 617 2.24

Pro 5600M 24.01
+972%

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.

UHD Graphics 617 862

Pro 5600M 9232
+971%

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

−963%

170−180
+963%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Elden Ring	3−4 −2500%	75−80 +2500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1380%	70−75 +1380%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −767%	100−110 +767%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1380%	70−75 +1380%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Dota 2	5 −1560%	80−85 +1560%
Elden Ring	3−4 −2500%	75−80 +2500%
Far Cry 5	13 −477%	75−80 +477%
Fortnite	12−14 −917%	120−130 +917%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −767%	100−110 +767%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1560%	80−85 +1560%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2000%	60−65 +2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 −595%	150−160 +595%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −489%	50−55 +489%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −756%	75−80 +756%
World of Tanks	40−45 −505%	250−260 +505%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1380%	70−75 +1380%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −340%	40−45 +340%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
Dota 2	14 −493%	80−85 +493%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −436%	75−80 +436%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −767%	100−110 +767%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −595%	150−160 +595%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −4100%	40−45 +4100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1067%	170−180 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%
World of Tanks	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4700%	45−50 +4700%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −122%	20−22 +122%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −567%	20−22 +567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1050%	65−70 +1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Valorant	8−9 −700%	60−65 +700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Elden Ring	1−2 −1800%	18−20 +1800%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −173%	40−45 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1117%	70−75 +1117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −173%	40−45 +173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Dota 2	16−18 −156%	40−45 +156%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1500%	30−35 +1500%
Fortnite	1−2 −2900%	30−33 +2900%
Valorant	2−3 −1450%	30−35 +1450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Valorant

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Valorant

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

This is how UHD Graphics 617 and Pro 5600M compete in popular games:

Pro 5600M is 963% faster in 1080p

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

in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5600M is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 5600M is ahead in 52 tests (83%)
there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.24	24.01
Recency	7 November 2018	15 June 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt

UHD Graphics 617 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

Pro 5600M, on the other hand, has a 971.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 617 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 617 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5600M 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.