Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs Quadro FX 560

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 560 with Radeon RX 5600 OEM, including specs and performance data.

FX 560
2006
128 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.29

RX 5600 OEM outperforms FX 560 by a whopping 10748% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1331175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.6714.63
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameG73Navi 10
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (18 years ago)21 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2048
Core clock speed350 MHz1130 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors177 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate4.200199.7
Floating-point processing powerno data6.39 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs12128

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s288.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)12 (12_1)
Shader Model3.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 560 0.29
RX 5600 OEM 31.46
+10748%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 560 113
RX 5600 OEM 12137
+10641%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 31.46
Recency 20 April 2006 21 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 150 Watt

FX 560 has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 5600 OEM, on the other hand, has a 10748.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5600 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 560 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
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