AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is a graphics card released on January 21, 2020, built on the RDNA architecture. It has 2,304 shading units, 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus, 336.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.56 GHz and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 13,391 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
Depth: 51 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 XT scores 13,391 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 92.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #216), measured across 4,843 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 871.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT averages DirectX 9 204 fps, DirectX 10 73 fps, DirectX 11 95 fps, DirectX 12 52 fps and GPU Compute 6,184 ops/s, across 4,843 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 7.19 TFLOPS, FP16 (half precision) 14.38 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 99.8 GPixel/s and Texture fill rate 224.64 GTexel/s for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 2020-01-24. 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 XT specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon RX 5600, AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM, AMD Radeon RX 5600M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT has 2,304 shading units, 36 compute units, 144 texture mapping units and 64 render output units.
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT is equipped with 6 GB of GDDR6 memory, uses a 192-bit memory bus and delivers 336.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT was released on January 21, 2020 and launched at a price of $279.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Media engine
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4a, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4a.
Naming and aliases
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ASUS Radeon RX 5600 XT.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT have?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT has 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 336.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 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 XT?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT scores 13,391 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 92.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #216. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 52 fps.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT use?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT connects over PCIe 4.0 x16.
When was the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT released and how much did it cost at launch?
The AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT was released on January 21, 2020 and launched at a price of $279.
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