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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
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
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
- Density
- 24.4M / mm²
- Die Size
- 123 mm²
- Chip Package
- BGA-769
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
- Reviews
- 7 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 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)
- 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1)
- FP32 (float)
- 2.611 TFLOPS
- FP64 (double)
- 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
- 1.3
- Shader Model
- 6.7
Polaris 21 GPU Notes
| Generation: Polaris Codename: Baffin Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803) Display Core Engine: 11.2 Unified Video Decoder: 6.3 Video Compression Engine: 3.4 System DMA: 3.0.0 CLRX: GCN 1.2.0 Latest Drivers: Windows 7: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1 Windows 8.1: 64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1 Windows 10 / 11: 64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12) 64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4 |
Retail boards based on this design (42)
| Name | GPU Clock | Boost Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1326 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1199 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 221 mm/8.7 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 221 mm/8.7 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1326 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1287 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1287 MHz | 1750 MHz | 190 mm/7.5 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1320 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 147 mm/5.8 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1320 MHz | 1750 MHz | 155 mm/6.1 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1288 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 225 mm/8.9 inches | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 1180 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1216 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 1x DVI | |
| 1175 MHz | 1300 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 210 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1300 MHz | 1750 MHz | 210 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB, 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 211 mm/8.3 inches | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | 2 GB | |
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | ||
| 1175 MHz | 1295 MHz | 1750 MHz | Single-slot | |
| 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | 1750 MHz | 223 mm/8.8 inches |
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