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| Game | Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB | Radeon RX 560 4GB |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 42% | 38% |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 42% | 38% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20% | 90% |
| Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order | 20% | 90% |
| Halo: Reach | 81% | 56% |
| Borderlands 3 | 38% | 46% |
| FIFA 20 | 69% | 26% |
| eFootball PES 2020 | 60% | 6% |
| Fortnite: Chapter 2 | 73% | 37% |
| Detroit: Become Human | 12% | 109% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB are massively better than the AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB.
The RX 5700 XT has a 430 MHz higher core clock speed and 96 more Texture Mapping Units than the RX 560. This results in the RX 5700 XT providing 181.6 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RX 5700 XT has a 430 MHz higher core clock speed and 48 more Render Output Units than the RX 560. This results in the RX 5700 XT providing 83.9 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RX 5700 XT was released over a year more recently than the RX 560, and so the RX 5700 XT is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the RX 560.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RX 5700 XT has 4096 MB more video memory than the RX 560, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the RX 5700 XT also has superior memory performance overall.
The RX 5700 XT has 336 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RX 560, which means that the memory performance of the RX 5700 XT is massively better than the RX 560.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB has 2560 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon RX 560 4GB has 1024. However, the actual shader performance of the RX 5700 XT is 3170 and the actual shader performance of the RX 560 is 1306. The RX 5700 XT having 1864 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the RX 5700 XT delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the RX 560.
The RX 5700 XT transistor size technology is 7 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RX 560. This means that the RX 5700 XT is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RX 560.
The Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB requires 225 Watts to run and the Radeon RX 560 4GB requires 80 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 600 Watts for the RX 5700 XT and a PSU with at least 450 Watts for the RX 560. The RX 5700 XT requires 145 Watts more than the RX 560 to run. The difference is significant enough that the RX 5700 XT may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the RX 560.
| Core Speed | 1605 MHz |  | vs | 1175 MHz | |
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| Boost Clock | 1905 MHz | | vs | 1275 MHz | |
| Architecture | Navi 10 XL | GCN 1.3 Baffin XT | |||
| OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
| Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 07 Jul 2019 |  | vs | 18 Apr 2017 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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| 1366x768 | 10
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| 1600x900 | 10
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10
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| 1920x1080 | 10
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vs | 8.8
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| 2560x1440 | 9.9
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vs | 6.4
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| 3840x2160 | 7.7
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vs | 4.9
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| Memory | 8192 MB | | vs | 4096 MB | |
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| Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | | vs | | 1750 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 256 Bit | | vs | 128 Bit | |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | | vs | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448GB/sec | | vs | 112GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | |
1024 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
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0% |
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| Shader Processing Units | 2560 | | vs | 1024 | |
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| Actual Shader Performance | 100% | | vs | 63% | |
| Technology | 7nm | | vs | 14nm | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 160 | | vs | 64 | |
| Texture Rate | 256.8 GTexel/s | | vs | 75.2 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 64 | | vs | 16 | |
| Pixel Rate | 102.7 GPixel/s | | vs | 18.8 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | | vs | 5120x2880 | |
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| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 1 | | vs | | 1 |
| DisplayPort Connections | 3 | | vs | 1 | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 225 Watts | vs | | 80 Watts | |
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| Recommended PSU | 600 Watts & 42 Amps | vs | | 450 Watts | |
| DirectX | 12 | | vs | | 12.0 |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | - | |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
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| Recommended Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | | AMD Ryzen R5 1400 | |
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| Recommended RAM | 16 GB | vs | | 8 GB | |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | | vs | 1600x900 | |
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| Mini Review | Overview The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB is an Enthusiast gaming Graphics Card based on the first (1.0) Revision of the RDNA Architecture. Architecture The Navi 10 XL GPU offers support for GDDR6 Memory, DirectX 12.0, Vulkan 1.0, and OpenGL 4.5. This variant of the Navi 10 XL GPU features 40 Compute Units activated, offering 2560 Shader Processing Units, 160 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The GPU features a 1605 MHz base clock speed and up to 1905 MHz with boost clock, making it an estimated 15% faster than a Radeon RX Vega 64. This puts its predicted performance roughly in line with the GeForce RTX 2080. GPU The Central Unit is clocked at 1605 MHz, rising to 1905 MHz with boost clock enabled. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with high-speed GDDR6 and accesses the Frame Buffer through a 256-bit memory interface, providing total memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 8GB. Under most circumstances, this only proves useful in certain 3D Games whose Settings Require Large Amounts of Memory. However,the GPU itself is aimed for 4K Gaming, In some limited scenarios, 8GB might be a bottleneck and Performance could be better were the Frame Buffer larger, however this would only be an issue in the most demanding games. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 225W, it requires at least a 600W PSU with one available 8+6-pin connector. Performance The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB competes with GeForce RTX 2070 8GB, which is available for $599. Specs currently available suggest the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB performance should be in the same region as the GeForce RTX 2070. System Suggestions The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT XFX 8GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840 x2160 (4K). For the most demanding AAA games it should be ideally suited to 4K. We recommend a Very Strong Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview Radeon RX 560 4GB is an Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the 4th Generation of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed Polaris 21 which has 16 Compute Units activated and thus 1024 Shader Processing Units, 64 TMUs and 16 ROPs. Memory The GPU accesses a 4GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz, 7GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 80W, it requires at least a 450W PSU and relies entirely on the PCI Slot for Power, meaning no Extra Connectors are required. Performance This graphics card was designed and marketed towards the competitive MOBO gamers. A light weight, small form factor GPU solution that offers mobility, so that gamers travelling to events can bring a smaller cheaper gaming rig. The Radeon RX 560 4GB can play most modern games at medium graphics selection on a 1080p screen res and expect around 45+FPS System Suggestions Radeon RX 560 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a Performance Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
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