Radeon Graphics 512SP Mobile vs RX 560
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 467 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.48 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.65 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | Lucienne |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1024 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1175 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1275 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 60.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.611 TFLOPS | 1.946 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
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 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 12 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
Graphics 512SP Mobile has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 560 and Radeon Graphics 512SP Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560 is a desktop card while Radeon Graphics 512SP Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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