AMD Radeon RX 5600
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 is a graphics card released on January 21, 2020, built on the RDNA architecture. It has 2,048 shading units, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.56 GHz and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 11,690 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
Depth: 50 recorded fields, 6 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 scores 11,690 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #265), measured across 52 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 882.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 5600 averages DirectX 9 174 fps, DirectX 10 62 fps, DirectX 11 85 fps, DirectX 12 45 fps and GPU Compute 5,266 ops/s, across 52 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 6.39 TFLOPS, FP16 (half precision) 12.78 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 99.84 GPixel/s and Texture fill rate 199.68 GTexel/s for the AMD Radeon RX 5600.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 states the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface, up to 6 GB of memory, a core clock of 1130 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2020-04-30. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the AMD Radeon RX 5600 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 is based on the RDNA architecture, uses the Navi 10 graphics processor, contains 10,300 million transistors and has a die size of 251 mm².
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 has 2,048 shading units, 32 compute units, 128 texture mapping units and 64 render output units.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon RX 5600.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 runs at a base clock of 1.38 GHz, boosts to 1.56 GHz and has a game clock of 1.38 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 288.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 has a board power rating of 150 W, a total board power of 150 W, a power supply of at least 550 W is recommended and it connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
Market
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 was released on January 21, 2020.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 5600. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 5600. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon RX 5600.
Media engine
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265).
| Codec | Encode | Decode |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 (AVC)4K H.264: encode supported, decode supported | Supported | Supported |
| HEVC (H.265) | Supported | Supported |
supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor
Not listed: AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 5600 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4a.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 have?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 288.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 has a board power rating of 150 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 550 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 5600?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 scores 11,690 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 90.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #265. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 45 fps.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 use?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon RX 5600 released?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 was released on January 21, 2020.
Similar performance
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