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Radeon RX 560X

3.9 · 73 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 Spy2,880pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)1,260pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)364spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute14,400pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming8
Ray tracing7
AI / Compute6
Creator / 3D7
Power efficiency11
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 7 fps
1080p
9
1440p
7
4K
4
Call of Duty: MW IIIavg 10 fps
1080p
13
1440p
10
4K
6
Alan Wake 2avg 6 fps
1080p
8
1440p
6
4K
4
Forza Horizon 5avg 10 fps
1080p
14
1440p
10
4K
6
Baldur's Gate 3avg 8 fps
1080p
11
1440p
8
4K
5
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners like that it runs cool and quiet for a basic 1080p card. The main complaint is it struggles with modern games, feeling outdated.

Pros
  • Runs cool in compact cases
  • Handles 1080p gaming well
  • No extra power cables needed
  • Great for budget builds
Cons
  • No serious gaming at 1080p
  • Falls behind modern integrated graphics
  • Drivers have been abandoned for years

Supported technologies

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Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Process node
14 nm
Transistors
3 B
Compute Units
16
Release date
2018
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 560X

The RX 560X is a modest 2018 budget card that’s fine for eSports but struggles with modern games.

Get it if you need a basic, low-power card for esports titles or a simple office PC upgrade on a tight budget. Skip it if you want to play modern AAA games or do any serious creative work.

Buy it if…

  • You want a cheap, low-power upgrade for an older PC.
  • You play esports titles like Overwatch or CS:GO at 1080p.
  • You need a GPU that runs without extra power cables from your PSU.
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