AMD Radeon 8060S vs AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive performance gap between the AMD Radeon 8060S and the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT across the two shared benchmark tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the Radeon 8060S scores 84,626 points, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT manages 41,772 points. This translates to a 102.6% advantage for the newer part, meaning it more than doubles the older GPU's compute throughput in this workload. The margin is nearly identical in Geekbench Vulkan, where the Radeon 8060S posts 80,483 points against 39,601 points for the Radeon Pro 5500 XT, a 103.2% lead.

These are not marginal improvements; the Radeon 8060S effectively delivers twice the raw performance in both OpenCL and Vulkan. The average benchmark score across all recorded tests reinforces this: the Radeon 8060S sits at 55,757, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT averages 45,384. That is a 22.9% gap in the aggregate, though the head-to-head deltas are far larger because the shared tests skew toward compute-heavy workloads.

The Radeon 8060S also holds a higher percentile ranking among all GPUs in the database, at the 87th percentile, compared to the 84th percentile for the Radeon Pro 5500 XT. When placed against its nearest rivals, the Radeon 8060S trades blows with the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (0.1% ahead) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (0.6% behind), while sitting 1.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X and 2.8% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT, by contrast, is nearly tied with the Intel Arc A730M (0.5% behind) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile (0.5% ahead), with slightly larger gaps to the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation (1.3% behind) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (1.3% ahead).

The data indicates that the Radeon 8060S belongs to a much higher performance tier. Its nearest rivals include flagship desktop cards, whereas the Radeon Pro 5500 XT competes with midrange mobile and workstation parts. The 2-0 win count in the head-to-head tests leaves no ambiguity: the Radeon 8060S wins every shared benchmark by a wide margin.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different generations of AMD's RDNA architecture. The Radeon 8060S uses RDNA 3.5, built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT uses the original RDNA 1.0, manufactured on a 7 nm node. The die size reflects this generational leap: the Radeon 8060S measures 308 mm², nearly double the 158 mm² of the Radeon Pro 5500 XT. Transistor counts are listed as unknown for the Radeon 8060S, but the Radeon Pro 5500 XT packs 6,400 million transistors with a density of 40.5 million per mm².

The compute resources differ substantially. The Radeon 8060S features 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 1,536 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The Radeon 8060S also includes 40 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Radeon Pro 5500 XT, which lists no RT cores at all. Clock speeds follow the same pattern: the Radeon 8060S runs at a base of 1295 MHz and boosts to 2900 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT sits at 1187 MHz base and 1757 MHz boost. The resulting fill rates are 185.6 GPixel/s and 464.0 GTexel/s for the Radeon 8060S, versus 56.22 GPixel/s and 168.7 GTexel/s for the Radeon Pro 5500 XT.

Memory architecture marks another clear divide. The Radeon 8060S uses shared system memory with a bus width and bandwidth listed as system dependent, meaning performance scales with the host platform's memory configuration. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has dedicated 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The Radeon 8060S also lists its memory clock as system shared, whereas the Radeon Pro 5500 XT runs at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective speed.

FP32 throughput tells the story of raw compute: the Radeon 8060S delivers 14.85 TFLOPS, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT manages only 5.398 TFLOPS. FP16 performance is listed as 14.85 TFLOPS (1:1) for the Radeon 8060S, meaning it does not gain a throughput advantage in half precision. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT, however, offers 10.80 TFLOPS in FP16 (2:1), doubling its FP32 rate. API support also differs: the Radeon 8060S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT is limited to DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon 8060S than the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The Radeon 8060S scores 84,626, which is 102.6% higher than the Radeon Pro 5500 XT's 41,772, meaning it more than doubles the older GPU's OpenCL performance.

Q: Does the Radeon Pro 5500 XT have any ray tracing hardware?

A: No. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT lists no ray tracing cores, while the Radeon 8060S includes 40 dedicated RT cores.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The Radeon 8060S uses system shared memory with bandwidth dependent on the host platform. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The Radeon 8060S boosts to 2900 MHz, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT boosts to 1757 MHz, a difference of 1143 MHz.

Q: How do the two compare in terms of average benchmark score?

A: The Radeon 8060S averages 55,757 across all recorded tests, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT averages 45,384, a 22.9% advantage for the newer part.

Q: Are both GPUs still in production?

A: No. The Radeon 8060S has an active production status, while the Radeon Pro 5500 XT is marked as end-of-life.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon 8060S | AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | RDNA 1.0 |

| Process Node | 4 nm | 7 nm |

| Die Size | 308 mm² | 158 mm² |

| Transistors | Unknown | 6,400 million |

| Transistor Density | Not listed | 40.5M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1295 MHz | 1187 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2900 MHz | 1757 MHz |

| Memory Size | System Shared | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | System Shared | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bus Width | System Shared | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | System Dependent | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2560 | 1536 |

| TMUs | 160 | 96 |

| ROPs | 64 | 32 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 185.6 GPixel/s | 56.22 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 464.0 GTexel/s | 168.7 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 14.85 TFLOPS | 5.398 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 14.85 TFLOPS (1:1) | 10.80 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 55 W | 125 W |

| Suggested PSU | Not listed | 300 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

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

| Release Date | 2025-01-05 | 2020-08-03 |

The Verdict

The benchmark data points to a clear winner: the AMD Radeon 8060S outperforms the AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT in every shared test, with margins exceeding 100% in both OpenCL and Vulkan. The 8060S more than doubles the Pro 5500 XT's compute throughput, and its average benchmark score sits nearly 23% higher. The architecture gap is equally stark: RDNA 3.5 on 4 nm versus RDNA 1.0 on 7 nm, with the 8060S offering 40 ray tracing cores, 1,024 additional shading units, and a boost clock that is 1,143 MHz higher.

The Radeon Pro 5500 XT does retain advantages in a few specific areas. It has dedicated 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, whereas the 8060S depends on system memory and its bandwidth is system dependent. The Pro 5500 XT also has a higher TDP at 125 W versus 55 W for the 8060S, and it offers a higher FP16 rate relative to its FP32 output (2:1 versus 1:1). However, these do not translate into benchmark wins. The 8060S also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, while the Pro 5500 XT tops out at DirectX 12 (12_1).

For users choosing between these two, the data strongly favors the Radeon 8060S for compute-heavy workloads, ray tracing, and modern API support. The Radeon Pro 5500 XT remains a viable option only in scenarios where dedicated VRAM is a hard requirement and where the system cannot provide adequate shared memory bandwidth. Its end-of-life status further weakens its case against an active product.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 8060S wins in every benchmark category recorded in the database. Its 102.6% OpenCL lead and 103.2% Vulkan lead make it the obvious choice for general compute tasks, including OpenCL-based applications and Vulkan rendering workloads. The 8060S also wins on ray tracing capability, as the Pro 5500 XT has no RT cores at all. Its higher pixel rate (185.6 GPixel/s versus 56.22 GPixel/s) and texture rate (464.0 GTexel/s versus 168.7 GTexel/s) indicate superior fill performance in rasterization-heavy scenes. The 8060S also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, enabling features like ray tracing and mesh shaders that the Pro 5500 XT cannot access.

The Radeon Pro 5500 XT wins in the narrow domain of dedicated memory. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus provides a fixed 224.0 GB/s of bandwidth, which is predictable and independent of host system memory. The 8060S, by contrast, relies on system shared memory, making its bandwidth system dependent. The Pro 5500 XT also has a higher FP16 throughput relative to FP32 (10.80 TFLOPS at 2:1 versus 5.398 TFLOPS at 1:1), which could benefit workloads that utilize half-precision arithmetic. Its lower transistor density (40.5M per mm² versus an unknown figure for the 8060S) and smaller die size suggest it may be easier to integrate into compact systems, though the 8060S achieves this with a lower 55 W TDP.

In practical terms, the 8060S is the superior GPU for almost any workload the database can measure. The Pro 5500 XT's only meaningful edge is its self-contained memory pool and its higher ratio of FP16 to FP32 performance. For users who require dedicated VRAM and do not need ray tracing or DirectX 12 Ultimate, the Pro 5500 XT remains functional. For everyone else, the recorded data shows the 8060S as the overwhelmingly faster option.