Cedar vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

Place in performance ranking	132	1111
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.42	no data
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Navi 10	Cedar
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2020 (4 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$279	no data
Current price	$94 (0.3x MSRP)	$14.38

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	2304	80
Core clock speed	1235 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	10,300 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	224.6	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

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 type	GDDR6	no data
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	no data
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.5	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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 HD	104 +5100%	2−3 −5100%
1440p	61 +6000%	1−2 −6000%
4K	37	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

83
+8200%

1−2

−8200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +6300%	1−2 −6300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92 +4500%	2−3 −4500%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +5650%	2−3 −5650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	104 +5100%	2−3 −5100%
Cyberpunk 2077	74 +7300%	1−2 −7300%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +7400%	1−2 −7400%
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95 +4450%	2−3 −4450%
Forza Horizon 4	185 +4525%	4−5 −4525%
Hitman 3	141 +4600%	3−4 −4600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	213 +5225%	4−5 −5225%
Metro Exodus	144 +4700%	3−4 −4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	112 +5500%	2−3 −5500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	190 +4650%	4−5 −4650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	104 +5100%	2−3 −5100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +6300%	1−2 −6300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 +7500%	1−2 −7500%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +5650%	2−3 −5650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	111 +5450%	2−3 −5450%
Cyberpunk 2077	63 +6200%	1−2 −6200%
Far Cry 5	66 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Far Cry New Dawn	65 +6400%	1−2 −6400%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +5667%	3−4 −5667%
Hitman 3	79 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	172 +5633%	3−4 −5633%
Metro Exodus	130 +6400%	2−3 −6400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	101 +4950%	2−3 −4950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	128 +6300%	2−3 −6300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140 +4567%	3−4 −4567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 +8800%	1−2 −8800%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +6300%	1−2 −6300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	62 +6100%	1−2 −6100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 +7800%	1−2 −7800%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +7400%	1−2 −7400%
Forza Horizon 4	138 +4500%	3−4 −4500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	115 +5650%	2−3 −5650%
Metro Exodus	118 +5800%	2−3 −5800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	84 +8300%	1−2 −8300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35	0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

88
+8700%

1−2

−8700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +6600%	1−2 −6600%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +8300%	1−2 −8300%
Hitman 3	57 +5600%	1−2 −5600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45 +4400%	1−2 −4400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	71 +7000%	1−2 −7000%
Cyberpunk 2077	30	0−1
Far Cry 5	89 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 +8800%	1−2 −8800%
Metro Exodus	88 +8700%	1−2 −8700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97 +4750%	2−3 −4750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +4800%	1−2 −4800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Hitman 3	36	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	33	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	46 +4500%	1−2 −4500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21	0−1
Battlefield 5	40−45	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	37	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	70 +6900%	1−2 −6900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	54 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Metro Exodus	46 +4500%	1−2 −4500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11	0−1