AMD Radeon RX 560X
The AMD Radeon RX 560X is a graphics card released on January 1, 2019, built on the GCN architecture. It has 896 shading units, 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus, 112.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.28 GHz and a 75 W board power rating. It scores 3,494 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
Depth: 42 recorded fields, 10 features, 5 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified August 11, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and AMD.com Specifications. Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The AMD Radeon RX 560X scores 3,494 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 75% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #680), measured across 46 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 442.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 560X averages DirectX 9 61 fps, DirectX 10 18 fps, DirectX 11 25 fps, DirectX 12 21 fps and GPU Compute 1,271 ops/s, across 46 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
Theoretical throughput
AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 2.6 TFLOPS, Pixel fill rate 20.4 GPixel/s and Texture fill rate 81.6 GTexel/s for the AMD Radeon RX 560X.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 560X states the PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 1175 MHz, DirectX 12.0 and OpenGL 4.6, first benchmarked on 2018-08-20. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The AMD Radeon RX 560X is based on the GCN architecture and contains 3,000 million transistors.
Shader configuration
The AMD Radeon RX 560X has 896 shading units and 14 compute units.
The AMD Radeon RX 560X 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 560X.
Clock speeds
The AMD Radeon RX 560X runs at a base clock of 1.18 GHz and boosts to 1.28 GHz.
Memory
The AMD Radeon RX 560X is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 128-bit memory bus and delivers 112.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The AMD Radeon RX 560X has a board power rating of 75 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x8.
Market
The AMD Radeon RX 560X was released on January 1, 2019.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The AMD Radeon RX 560X supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.
CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 560X. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 560X. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Radeon RX 560X.
Features
The AMD Radeon RX 560X has 4 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.
Display features
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Supported: AMD FreeSyncSupport for AMD's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs compatible displays to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
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Supported: HDMI 4K outputThe vendor states the GPU can drive a 4K display over HDMI.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 560X supports Stereoscopic 3D, 10-bit color output, VR ready, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon RX 560X supports AMD FreeSync and HDMI 4K output under Display features.
Software and drivers
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Supported: Radeon ChillAMD driver feature that lowers frame rate when there is little on-screen action to cut power use and heat.
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Supported: Radeon ReLiveAMD's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.
Not listed (6)
No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 560X supports Enhanced Sync, Image sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Boost, Radeon Super Resolution and AMD Fluid Motion Frames. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
The AMD Radeon RX 560X supports Radeon Chill and Radeon ReLive under Software and drivers.
Media engine
The AMD Radeon RX 560X 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 560X supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.
Display outputs
The AMD Radeon RX 560X offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4 HDR, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4.
Naming and aliases
The AMD Radeon RX 560X is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Radeon RX 560X Series, RX 560X, RadeonT RX 560X, AMD Radeon (TM) RX 560X and Radeon (TM) RX 560X.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 560X have?
The AMD Radeon RX 560X has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 112.0 GB/s.
How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 560X use and what power supply does it need?
The AMD Radeon RX 560X has a board power rating of 75 W.
How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 560X?
The AMD Radeon RX 560X scores 3,494 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 75% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #680. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 21 fps.
What bus interface does the AMD Radeon RX 560X use?
The AMD Radeon RX 560X connects over PCIe 3.0 x8.
When was the AMD Radeon RX 560X released?
The AMD Radeon RX 560X was released on January 1, 2019.