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AMD logo Radeon RX 560
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon RX 560 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6970
Launched Q1 2017 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Memory 4096 MB 0 % 2048 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1175 MHz 0 % 880 MHz 25.1 %
Effective Clock 7000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 79.6 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 68 % 250 W 0 %
Length 240 mm 19.2 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 30675 0 % 27058 11.8 %
Future Proof 51 % 0 % 21 % 58.8 %
Benchmark Score 9410 0 % 7321 22.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 496 0 % 428.6 13.6 %
Average DirectX performance 29.4 FPS 0 % 27 FPS 8.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.4 FPS 14.7 % 67.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 16 FPS 19.4 % 19.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 24.1 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 13.1 %
DirectX 12 performance 20.2 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1488.8 operations/s 0.3 % 1493.5 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon RX 560, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 62.7 FPS 53.3 FPS
High settings 112.8 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 135.4 FPS 115.0 FPS
Low settings 189.5 FPS 161.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 15 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon RX 560, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon RX 560 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 50.7 FPS 44.5 FPS
High settings 91.3 FPS 80.0 FPS
Medium settings 109.6 FPS 96.0 FPS
Low settings 153.4 FPS 134.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.4 %
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