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Radeon RX 560

3.7 · 434 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
4 GB
CUDA
1,024
FP32
2.611 TF
Bandwidth
112 GB/s
TDP
75W
Boost
1275 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute2.611 TFLOPS2%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s6%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity4 GB13%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,0245%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency11/10019%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy3,240pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)1,440pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)416spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute16,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming9
Ray tracing8
AI / Compute7
Creator / 3D8
Power efficiency11
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 8 fps
1080p
11
1440p
8
4K
5
Call of Duty: MW IIIavg 11 fps
1080p
15
1440p
11
4K
7
Alan Wake 2avg 6 fps
1080p
9
1440p
6
4K
4
Forza Horizon 5avg 11 fps
1080p
15
1440p
11
4K
7
Baldur's Gate 3avg 9 fps
1080p
13
1440p
9
4K
6
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners like that it runs cool and quiet for 1080p gaming, perfect for a budget build. The main gripe is it chokes on modern games, even at medium settings.

Pros
  • Plays older games at high settings
  • Runs cool without extra power cables
  • Handles esports titles with ease
  • Fits into small budget builds
Cons
  • Too weak for modern games
  • Needs medium settings at 1080p
  • Lacks hardware ray tracing support

Supported technologies

AV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Process node
14 nm
Transistors
3 B
Compute Units
16
Release date
2017
Launch price
$99
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,024
TMUs
64
ROPs
16
L2 cache
1024 MB
Memory
Size
4 GB
Type
GDDR5
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
112 GB/s
Memory clock
1750 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1175 MHz
Boost clock
1275 MHz
FP32 (float)
2.611 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
2.611 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
20 GPixel/s
Texture rate
81.6 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
75W
Suggested PSU
150W
Power connectors
None
Bus interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Length
170 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 560

A low-power, entry-level card from 2017 that's best for esports, but struggles with modern demanding games.

Get it if you need a low-power card for light 1080p gaming or an older PC upgrade without changing the power supply. Skip it if you want to play modern games at higher settings or expect smooth performance in demanding titles.

Buy it if…

  • You play older games at 1080p and don’t need max settings.
  • You build a budget PC and don’t need an extra power cable.
  • You want a cheap card for light video editing or photo work.
3.7

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