AMD Radeon Pro 560 vs NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Comparison

The AMD Radeon Pro 560 and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell represent opposite poles of the GPU spectrum, separated by eight years of architectural evolution and fundamentally different design goals. The data shows that the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a monolithic compute and rendering powerhouse, while the Radeon Pro 560 is a low-power integrated-class part from the Polaris era. The benchmark results place them in surprisingly similar percentile territory—61st and 59th percentiles respectively—but the nature of the tests they run, and the specifications behind them, tell a far more dramatic story of generational divergence.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two GPUs share no common benchmark entries in the data, which means a direct score-to-score comparison is impossible. However, the individual average benchmark scores and their nearest rival deltas provide a clear picture of where each sits in the performance hierarchy. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 achieves an average benchmark score of 17,551, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell posts an average score of 16,408. By raw average score, the Radeon Pro 560 holds a numerical lead of 1,143 points, or approximately 7% higher. This is a counterintuitive result given the massive specification disparity, but it is a function of the benchmark workloads themselves, not an indication of real-world parity.

The Radeon Pro 560's nearest rival data shows it is essentially neck-and-neck with a cluster of modern and legacy parts. It sits just 0.2% behind the AMD Radeon 780M, which scores 17,588, and a mere 0.2% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro 460, which scores 17,509. The data further shows it trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 by only 0.5%, with that card scoring 17,639, while it leads the NVIDIA Tesla K40c by 0.5%, which scores 17,468. These deltas indicate that the Radeon Pro 560, despite its 2017 vintage and 14 nm process, sits in a performance band where it trades blows with much newer integrated graphics and entry-level discrete cards, at least on the Geekbench Metal, OpenCL, and Vulkan tests it runs. Its individual scores of 20,918 in Metal, 15,504 in OpenCL, and 16,232 in Vulkan show a strong showing in Apple's Metal API, where it scores roughly 35% higher than its OpenCL result.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's data tells a different story. Its only benchmark entry is a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, where it scores 16,408. Its nearest rivals are a mix of professional and consumer cards: the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 16,415, just 0% away; the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT scores 16,361, a 0.3% deficit; the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M scores 16,351, a 0.4% gap; and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 scores 16,504, putting it 0.6% ahead. The deltas here are all within a single percentage point, suggesting that on this specific DX12 workload, the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is clustered tightly with a diverse set of GPUs. This is a notable finding, as the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's theoretical specs—126.0 TFLOPS FP32, 1.79 TB/s memory bandwidth, and 96 GB of VRAM—vastly exceed those of its nearest rivals, yet the benchmark data shows no dominant victory. The 3DMark Steel Nomad test may not be fully exercising the card's massive compute and memory resources, or the driver and workload characteristics may be limiting the score.

Interpreting the two benchmarks together, the data does not support a head-to-head victory for either card. The Radeon Pro 560 wins on raw average score, but it does so across three legacy API tests, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is tested on a modern DX12 workload. The percentile rankings are nearly identical—the Radeon Pro 560 sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell sits at the 59th percentile—indicating that both are mid-pack performers in their respective benchmark pools. Neither card demonstrates a clear cut performance win in the provided data; the wins are tied at zero for both.

The Verdict

The data dictates a clear separation of use cases. The AMD Radeon Pro 560, with its 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, 81.28 GB/s bandwidth, and 75 W TDP, is positioned as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) for portable devices. Its benchmark scores, particularly the 20,918 in Geekbench Metal, suggest it was a capable part for its era and remains competitive in legacy API workloads. The data shows it is within 0.5% of the GeForce RTX 4060 in average score, which is remarkable for a chip from 2017. Users who need a low-power, end-of-life GPU for portable Mac systems or legacy applications would find the Radeon Pro 560 adequate, provided their workloads align with Metal, OpenCL, or Vulkan 1.3.

The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a different beast entirely. With 96 GB of GDDR7 memory, a 512-bit bus, 1.79 TB/s of bandwidth, 188 RT cores, and 752 tensor cores, the specification sheet screams high-end workstation and AI compute. Its 126.0 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 throughput is over 67 times higher than the Radeon Pro 560's 1.858 TFLOPS. The data shows it is an active product with a 600 W TDP, a dual-slot cooler, and a 1x 16-pin power connector, requiring a 1000 W power supply. It is built for PCIe 5.0 x16 and outputs to four DisplayPort 2.1b connectors. The benchmark score of 16,408 on 3DMark Steel Nomad is modest relative to its theoretical peak, but the data does not include any compute or professional rendering tests that would likely showcase its strengths.

Who should pick which, strictly from the data? A user requiring massive VRAM capacity, modern API support including DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, and the ability to handle 4x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs would choose the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. It is the only option for workloads demanding 96 GB of GDDR7 memory or the 752 tensor cores for AI acceleration. A user constrained to a 75 W power budget, needing a portable device dependent display output, and targeting legacy APIs would pick the Radeon Pro 560. The data does not support a single winner; it supports two distinct tools for two distinct jobs. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a launch product with an MSRP of 8,565 USD, while the Radeon Pro 560 is end-of-life with no listed launch MSRP.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560 has a higher average benchmark score of 17,551, compared to the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's average of 16,408.

Q: What is the performance difference between the AMD Radeon Pro 560 and the AMD Radeon 780M?

A: The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17,588, which is 0.2% higher than the Radeon Pro 560's average score, placing the two effectively at parity.

Q: How does the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compare to the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell scores 16,408, which is 0.3% higher than the RX 5700 XT's score of 16,361, indicating a near-tie on this specific workload.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 96 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus.

Q: Which GPU supports more advanced DirectX features?

A: The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), whereas the AMD Radeon Pro 560 supports DirectX 12 (12_0).

Q: What are the production statuses of the two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560 is marked as end-of-life, while the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is marked as active.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every measurable specification. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 is built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries, with 3,000 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 24.4M per mm². The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die, yielding a density of 122.9M per mm². The Radeon Pro 560 has no base or boost clock listed, with memory clocked at 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective). The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a base clock of 1590 MHz, a boost clock of 2617 MHz, and memory clocked at 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective).

Memory specifications diverge sharply: the Radeon Pro 560 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 81.28 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 96 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus with 1.79 TB/s bandwidth. The compute units differ as well: the Radeon Pro 560 has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with no RT or tensor cores. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 24064 shading units, 752 TMUs, and 192 ROPs, plus 188 RT cores and 752 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 14.51 GPixel/s versus 502.5 GPixel/s, and texture rate is 58.05 GTexel/s versus 1,968.0 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 1.858 TFLOPS on the Radeon Pro 560, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell delivers 126.0 TFLOPS in both.

Power and physical specifications also differ. The Radeon Pro 560 has a 75 W TDP, is an IGP slot width, and has no power connectors. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a 600 W TDP, is dual-slot, and requires a 1x 16-pin power connector with a suggested 1000 W PSU. The bus interface is PCIe 3.0 x8 for the Radeon Pro 560 and PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell. Display outputs are portable device dependent for the AMD card, while the NVIDIA card has 4x DisplayPort 2.1b. The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has dimensions of 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width; the Radeon Pro 560 has no listed dimensions. The release dates are also far apart: the Radeon Pro 560 launched on April 17, 2017, and the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell launched on March 17, 2025.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gulf between the two GPUs is immense. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 is based on the Polaris 21 chip, using the GCN 4.0 architecture, and belongs to the Radeon Pro Mac (500 Series) generation. It supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is based on the GB202 chip, using the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, and belongs to the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon Pro 560 has no RT or tensor cores, reflecting its pre-ray-tracing design, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell includes 188 RT cores and 752 tensor cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI processing. The Radeon Pro 560's GCN 4.0 architecture is a scalar-oriented design from 2016, while Blackwell 2.0 is a modern, chiplet-based design with advanced feature sets. The process node difference from 14 nm to 5 nm represents a significant shrink, and the transistor count increase from 3 billion to 92.2 billion is a 30-fold jump. The Radeon Pro 560's predecessor and successor are both listed as null, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell's predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada, with no successor. The Radeon Pro 560's FP16 performance is 1:1 with FP32, a characteristic of GCN 4.0, while the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell also offers 1:1 FP16 to FP32, but at a scale of 126.0 TFLOPS, indicating a fully unified compute pipeline across both precision formats.