AMD Radeon 780M vs AMD Radeon Pro 560X Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 780M compare to the AMD Radeon Pro 560X in average benchmark score?

A: The Radeon 780M has an average benchmark score of 17,588, while the Radeon Pro 560X scores 15,082. The 780M sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs, while the Pro 560X ranks at the 57th percentile.

Q: Which GPU wins in OpenCL performance?

A: The Radeon 780M wins decisively, scoring 18,602 versus 9,663 for the Pro 560X. That is a 92.5% advantage for the integrated graphics part.

Q: What about Vulkan performance?

A: The 780M again dominates, posting 33,683 against the Pro 560X’s 16,819. The delta is 100.3%, meaning the 780M more than doubles the Vulkan score of the older discrete GPU.

Q: Are there any benchmarks where the Radeon Pro 560X wins?

A: In the recorded head-to-head data, the Pro 560X does not win either of the two shared tests. The only benchmark recorded for the Pro 560X but not the 780M is Geekbench Metal, where it scores 18,763; the 780M has no Metal result in the database.

Q: What are the architectural differences between the two?

A: The 780M is built on RDNA 3.0 at 4 nm with 25,390 million transistors, while the Pro 560X uses GCN 4.0 at 14 nm with 3,000 million transistors. The 780M also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, whereas the Pro 560X is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3.

Q: Which GPU has a higher clock speed?

A: The 780M has a base clock of 800 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz. The Pro 560X has no base or boost clock listed in the database, only a memory clock of 1470 MHz (5.9 Gbps effective).

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from completely different design lineages. The Radeon 780M is a Phoenix chip built on RDNA 3.0, manufactured at TSMC’s 4 nm node. It packs 25,390 million transistors into a 178 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 142.6 million transistors per square millimeter. The Radeon Pro 560X, by contrast, uses the Polaris 21 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, fabricated on GlobalFoundries’ 14 nm process. It has 3,000 million transistors across a 123 mm² die, for a density of 24.4 million per square millimeter.

The 780M is an integrated graphics processor (IGP) that shares system memory, with no dedicated VRAM. The Pro 560X, despite being listed with an IGP slot width, has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 94.08 GB/s of bandwidth. The 780M’s memory bandwidth is described as “System Dependent,” since it relies on the host system’s RAM.

Compute resources differ substantially. The 780M has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 32 render output units (ROPs), plus 12 ray tracing cores. The Pro 560X has 1,024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores. Despite fewer shading units, the 780M produces far higher fill rates: 92.80 GPixel/s pixel rate and 139.2 GTexel/s texture rate, versus 16.06 GPixel/s and 64.26 GTexel/s for the Pro 560X.

Peak floating-point performance tells the same story. The 780M achieves 8.909 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio). The Pro 560X reaches only 2.056 TFLOPS in both precisions. Power consumption also diverges: the 780M has a 15 W TDP, while the Pro 560X draws 75 W, despite being an IGP form factor.

The 780M uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while the Pro 560X runs on PCIe 3.0 x8. API support is newer on the 780M: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Pro 560X tops out at DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The 780M is still in active production, released in January 2024, whereas the Pro 560X is end-of-life, launched in July 2018.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The shared benchmark suite consists of two tests: Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan. Both show a clear winner: the Radeon 780M.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the 780M scores 18,602 against the Pro 560X’s 9,663. That is a 92.5% advantage, nearly double the performance. The gap is even larger in Geekbench Vulkan, where the 780M records 33,683 versus 16,819, a delta of 100.3%. The 780M’s Vulkan score is more than twice the Pro 560X’s.

The Pro 560X does have one benchmark result not shared with the 780M: Geekbench Metal, where it scores 18,763. That number is close to the 780M’s OpenCL result of 18,602, but since there is no Metal benchmark for the 780M in the database, a direct comparison is not possible.

Looking at the broader database context, the 780M’s average score of 17,588 places it near the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (17,639, a 0.3% gap) and the AMD Radeon HD 7790 (17,666, a 0.4% gap). It also edges out the AMD Radeon Pro 560 (17,551, 0.2% ahead) and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 (17,509, 0.5% ahead). The Pro 560X’s average of 15,082 sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti (15,063, 0.1% ahead), the AMD Radeon RX 7600 (15,171, 0.6% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 OEM (15,199, 0.8% behind), and the AMD Radeon 680M (15,270, 1.2% behind).

The win count is unambiguous: the 780M takes both head-to-head tests, while the Pro 560X wins none. The performance difference is not marginal; it is a generational leap in compute throughput, fill rates, and API support.

The Verdict

The data points to one conclusion: the AMD Radeon 780M is the stronger GPU by a wide margin. It doubles the Pro 560X’s Vulkan score, nearly doubles its OpenCL score, and does so while drawing 15 W versus 75 W. The 780M also brings modern features like ray tracing cores, DirectX 12 Ultimate, and Vulkan 1.4, none of which the Pro 560X can match.

For users with an eye on current workloads, the 780M is the obvious choice. Its 61st percentile ranking places it above the Pro 560X’s 57th percentile, and its average score of 17,588 is 16.6% higher than the Pro 560X’s 15,082. The 780M even holds its own against discrete GPUs like the RTX 4060 in average score, evidence of the efficiency of RDNA 3.0 at 4 nm.

The Pro 560X, however, is not without a niche. Its 4 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory with 94.08 GB/s bandwidth may be preferable for workloads that require stable, isolated VRAM rather than system-shared memory. Its Metal score of 18,763 suggests it can handle Apple ecosystem tasks, though that is a single data point. Still, its end-of-life status, lack of ray tracing, and lower fill rates make it a dated part.

The verdict is straightforward: choose the Radeon 780M for performance, efficiency, and future-proofing. Choose the Radeon Pro 560X only if your workload specifically demands dedicated VRAM and you are confined to a platform that supports it, such as certain Mac systems. For everything else, the 780M is the superior silicon.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon Pro 560X |

|---|---|---|

| Chip | Phoenix | Polaris 21 |

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | GCN 4.0 |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 14 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |

| Transistors | 25,390 million | 3,000 million |

| Die Size | 178 mm² | 123 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 142.6M / mm² | 24.4M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 800 MHz | Not listed |

| Boost Clock | 2900 MHz | Not listed |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | System Shared | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 94.08 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 768 | 1024 |

| TMUs | 48 | 64 |

| ROPs | 32 | 16 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 12 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 92.80 GPixel/s | 16.06 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 139.2 GTexel/s | 64.26 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 8.909 TFLOPS | 2.056 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 8.909 TFLOPS (1:1) | 2.056 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 15 W | 75 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.3 |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2024-01-30 | 2018-07-15 |