MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
vs
Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is based on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (RDNA 1) and has 6 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is based on the Apple M1 Pro (16-GPU) (M1) and has 32 GB LPDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 205 GB/s.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X has the Navi 10 XLE graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 1 architecture.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is based on the graphics chip M1 Pro, which comes from the M1 architecture.
MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X GPU Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Based on Apple M1 Pro (16-GPU)
Navi 10 XLE GPU Chip M1 Pro
RDNA 1 Architecture M1
36 Streaming Multiprocessors 256
2304 Shader 2048
64 Render Output Units 0
144 Texture Units 0
0 Raytracing Cores 0

Memory

The graphics memory of the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 14.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is 0.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 3.200 GHz.

6 GB Memory Size 32 GB
GDDR6 Memory Type LPDDR5
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 3.200 GHz
14.0 Gbps Memory Speed 0.0 Gbps
336 GB/s Memory bandwidth 205 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.420 GHz Base Clock 1.300 GHz
1.750 GHz Boost Clock
1.62 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking No

Thermal Design

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is powered by 2 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 160 W.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as --.

160 W TDP --
195 W TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max Unknown
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU has 0 -- main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type --
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
28 dB Noise (Idle) --
33 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU supports the operation of a maximum of 3 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 3
2.3 HDCP-Version --
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports --
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports --
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU is 6016x3384 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 6016x3384
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 0
No Raytracing No
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
MSI Mystic Light LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU needs the space of -- in the case and has a Integrated graphics Lanes interface.

297 mm Length --
140 mm Height --
58 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) --
1401 g Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface Integrated graphics
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X has been manufactured with a structure width of 7 nanometers since Q1/2020.

The Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU came on the market in Q4/2020 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

-- Part-no --
Q1/2020 Release date Q4/2020
279 $ (Reference) Launch Price --
7 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents --

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 4.5 stars (2 ratings). Rate now:

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
31 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
58 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
45 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
91 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
6 GB GDDR6
127 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

Geekbench 6 - Metal

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Popular comparisons

1. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
2. Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile (Laptop GPU) Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile (Laptop GPU)
3. Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (Laptop GPU) Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile (Laptop GPU)
4. Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition
5. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (Laptop GPU) Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile (Laptop GPU) vs Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
6. Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
7. AMD Radeon 780M Graphics - ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU AMD Radeon 780M Graphics - ASUS ROG Ally Z1 Extreme vs Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
8. GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8G MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle 8G vs MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X
9. MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X INNO3D GeForce RTX 3080 iCHILL X4 MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X vs INNO3D GeForce RTX 3080 iCHILL X4
10. MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X Colorful GeForce GTX 1060 NB 6G-V MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT Gaming X vs Colorful GeForce GTX 1060 NB 6G-V


back to index
Facebook
Twitter