Radeon RX 560X vs RX 560 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 Mobile with Radeon RX 560X, including specs and performance data.

RX 560 Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.28
+36.2%

RX 560 Mobile outperforms RX 560X by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking388476
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.850.73
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 11Polaris 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 January 2017 (7 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 no data
Current price$468 (4.7x MSRP)$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 Mobile has 701% better value for money than RX 560X.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10241024
Core clock speed1175 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate58.9781.60
Floating-point performance2,462 gflops2,611 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560 Mobile and Radeon RX 560X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD45
+50%
30−35
−50%
4K36
+50%
24−27
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and RX 560X compete in popular games:

  • RX 560 Mobile is 50% faster in 1080p
  • RX 560 Mobile is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.28 8.28
Recency 5 January 2017 11 April 2018

The Radeon RX 560 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon RX 560X is a desktop one.


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