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AMD Radeon RX 560
- Graphics Processor
- Polaris 21
- Cores
- 1024
- TMUs
- 64
- ROPs
- 16
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Bus Width
- 128 bit
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
- 2560x1440
The Radeon RX 560 is a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched on April 18th, 2017. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Polaris 21 graphics processor, in its Polaris 21 XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. This ensures that all modern games will run on Radeon RX 560. The Polaris 21 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 123 mm² and 3,000 million transistors. It features 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. AMD has paired 4 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon RX 560, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1175 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1275 MHz, memory is running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 560 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 75 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon RX 560 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 170 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 99 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the AMD Radeon RX 560 does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 75 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a. Radeon RX 560 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x8 interface. The card measures 170 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 99 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
- GPU Name
- Polaris 21
- GPU Variant
-
Polaris 21 XT
(215-0908004)
- Architecture
- GCN 4.0
- Foundry
- GlobalFoundries
- Process Size
- 14 nm
- Transistors
- 3,000 million
- Die Size
- 123 mm²
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Apr 18th, 2017
- Generation
-
Polaris
(RX 500)
- Predecessor
- Arctic Islands
- Successor
- Vega
- Production
- Active
- Launch Price
- 99 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 3.0 x8
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1175 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1275 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1750 MHz
7 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- Memory Bus
- 128 bit
- Bandwidth
- 112.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 1024
- TMUs
- 64
- ROPs
- 16
- Compute Units
- 16
- L1 Cache
- 16 KB (per CU)
- L2 Cache
- 1024 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 20.40 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 81.60 GTexel/s
- FP16 (half) performance
- 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float) performance
- 2.611 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double) performance
- 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16)
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 170 mm
6.7 inches
- TDP
- 75 W
- Suggested PSU
- 250 W
- Outputs
- 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DisplayPort 1.4a
- Power Connectors
- None
- Board Number
- C994
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 12 (12_0)
- OpenGL
- 4.6
- OpenCL
- 2.1
- Vulkan
- 1.2
- Shader Model
- 6.4
Polaris 21 GPU Notes
| Architecture Codename: Arctic Islands Codename: Baffin CLRX Version: GCN 1.2 Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803) Display Core Engine: 11.2 Unified Video Decoder: 6.3 Video Compression Engine: 3.4 |
Retail boards based on this design (42)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AREZ STRIX RX 560 GAMING
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches |
AREZ STRIX RX 560 GAMING OC
|
1175 MHz | 1326 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches |
ASUS DUAL RX 560
|
1199 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort |
ASUS RX 560 Dual Fan 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 221 mm/8.7 inches |
ASUS RX 560 Dual Fan 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 221 mm/8.7 inches |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 560 GAMING
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches |
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 560 GAMING OC
|
1175 MHz | 1326 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches |
BIOSTAR RX 560
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
BIOSTAR RX 560 Dual Cooling
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
ColorFire RX 560
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
ColorFire RX 560 V2
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
Dataland RX 560 X-Serial God of War 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches |
Dataland RX 560 X-Serial God of War 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches |
Dataland RX 560 X-Serial War 2 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches |
Dataland RX 560 X-Serial War 4 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches |
GIGABYTE RX 560 GAMING OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1287 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 190 mm/7.5 inches |
GIGABYTE RX 560 GAMING OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1287 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches |
HIS RX 560 iCooler OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
KUROUTOSHIKOU RX 560
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
MSI RX 560 AERO ITX OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1320 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 147 mm/5.8 inches |
MSI RX 560 AERO ITX OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1320 MHz | 1750 MHz | 155 mm/6.1 inches |
MSI RX 560 Low Profile 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
MSI RX 560 Low Profile 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 560 OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1288 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 560 OC V2 2 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 560 OC V2 4 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 560 OC V3 2 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 560 OC V3 4 GB
|
1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 2 GB 45W
|
1175 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 4 GB 45W
|
1175 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 Mining
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1x DVI |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1300 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 210 mm/8.3 inches |
Sapphire PULSE RX 560 OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1300 MHz | 1750 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches |
VisionTek RX 560 Overclocked
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
XFX RX 560 Black Wolf OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
XFX RX 560 Double Dissipation OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches |
XFX RX 560 Double Dissipation OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches |
XFX RX 560 Single Fan OC 2 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB |
XFX RX 560 Single Fan OC 4 GB
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | |
XFX RX 560 Slim Single Slot OC
|
1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | Single-slot |
Yeston RX 560 GAEA
|
1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 223 mm/8.8 inches |
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