Malcolm Owen for AppleInsider:
AMD has revealed the specifications of the new Radeon Pro 5000M-series GPU options available in the just-launched 16-inch MacBook Pro, with the Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M offering better graphics performance and an option for up to 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM.
Introduced as part of Apple’s launch of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, the Radeon Pro 5000M-series graphics processing units offer a significant bump in performance compared to the previous options available for the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
Alongside the integrated Intel graphics, the new MacBook Pro models are equipped with a Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory in the base model, while the second base option includes a Radeon Pro 5500M, again with 4GB of GDDR6 memory. Upgrades are available in both cases, from the 5300M to the 5500M, as well as from the 5500M with 4GB of VRAM to the same GPU but with 8GB of VRAM.
MacDailyNews Take: Ordered. 5500M with 8GB of VRAM. Based on our current iMac (desktop) / MacBook Air (road) combination, we’ll have these babies for years!
The AMD Radeon Pro 5000M series delivers the most graphics horsepower ever in a MacBook Pro. The 16-inch MacBook Pro base model is over two times faster than the previous-generation base model, for seamless playback and faster rendering of ultra-high-definition video. And with the optional 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM, you’ll get up to 80 percent faster performance when executing tasks like color grading in DaVinci Resolve compared with the Radeon Pro Vega 20. — Apple
The radeon pro vega 20 in the 15-inch Mid 2019 MBP has almost identical specs to the radeon pro 5300M in the new 16 inch MBP.
Anybody know if the 5300M can support 4 4K monitors at 60hz refresh rate?
Congratulations MDN on your new computer! And to all who are purchasing the new MacBook Pro!
Thank you for your purchase.
I wonder what Tim thinks of this MDN’s purchase, anyone know?
Hard to say. He’s probably pleased.
For me the question comes down to the GPU accelerated FP64 calculations. Sure the 5500M claims to be 25% faster than the Pro Vega 20 for FP32 calculations, but do they scale the same for FP64? Over the years I’ve seen chips as much as double their FP32 capability while their FP64 cpability actually goes down.
If you go to AMD’s website it does not list FP64 capability for the 5000 series, desktop or mobile. Also, AMD’s web page on the 5500M is in error in that it lists the maximum supportable RAM as 4 GB rather than 8 GB.
More digging is clearly necessary.