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AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)

The AMD Radeon RX 560 for laptops (RX 560M) is a mid-range Polaris 11 / 21 gaming graphics card for laptops. It was first shown at CES 2017 in the Lenovo Legion Y520 as the "AMD RX 560M" with up to 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM. As the desktop RX 560 it can be based on the Polaris 21 and 11 chip (RX 560 and RX 460) with 986 or 1024 shaders. The performance should be similar to the desktop variants, with slightly reduced clock speeds.

More information on the Polaris architecture and its features can be found here.

Radeon RX 500 Series

Radeon RX 590 compare 2304 @ 1.47 - 1.55 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 580 compare 2304 @ 1.26 - 1.34 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 570 compare 2048 @ 1.17 - 1.24 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 580 (Laptop) compare 2304 @ 1 - 1.08 GHz256 Bit @ 8000 MHz
Radeon RX 570 (Laptop) compare 2048 @ 0.93 - 1.21 GHz256 Bit @ 7000 MHz
Radeon RX 560X (Laptop) compare 1024 @ 1.17 - 1.28 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) 1024 @ 1.09 - 1.29 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon RX 550 (Laptop) compare 640 @ 1.29 - 1.48 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon RX 540X compare 512 @ 1.22 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon RX 540 compare 512 @ 1.22 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
CodenamePolaris 11
ArchitecturePolaris
Pipelines1024 - unified
Core Speed1090 - 1292 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed6000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL Vulkan
Power Consumption75 Watt
Transistor Count3 Billion
technology14 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement05.01.2017

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
63  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
35  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
27  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
53.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
32.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
28.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
54.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
26.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
6.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Fortnite

Fortnite

2018
low 1280x720
151.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
87.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
63  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
50.2  fps    + Compare
4K 3840x2160
35.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1280x720
70.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
47  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
59  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
49.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
41.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
36.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
med. 1920x1080
56.3 (!)  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
39.5 (!)  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.8 (!)  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
36  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
23  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Destiny 2

Destiny 2

2017
low 1280x720
106.5 (!)  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
47.5 (!)  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
44.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
36.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
FIFA 18

FIFA 18

2017
low 1280x720
154.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
144.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
125.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
124.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium Preset 1366x768
142.4
F1 2017

F1 2017

2017
low 1280x720
100  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
66  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
47  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
108.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
49.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
45.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Dirt 4

Dirt 4

2017
low 1280x720
176.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
83.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
49.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
28.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
196.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1920x1080
96.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
69  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
79  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
63.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
36.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Overwatch

Overwatch

2016
low 1280x720
224.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
176.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
95.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
47.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Doom

Doom

2016
low 1280x720
38.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
60.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
22.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
51.8 71.9 ~ 62 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
47.4 51.6 ~ 50 fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
30.6 35.1 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
24.1 27.8 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
99.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
64.4  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
34.1 35.2 ~ 35 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.6 20.7 ~ 20 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
83.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
70  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
34.9 40.3 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.9 26.4 ~ 25 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
38.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
34.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
88.6 151.4 ~ 120 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
75.3 141 ~ 108 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
70.1 129.6 ~ 100 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40.1 44.2 ~ 42 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Far Cry 563353027
Kingdom Come: Deliverance53.332.528.321.4
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark54.426.16.5
Fortnite151.387.46350.235.9
Star Wars Battlefront 270.1474317
Need for Speed Payback5949.741.436.3
Call of Duty WWII56.339.521.8
Assassin´s Creed Origins3623199
Destiny 2106.547.544.136.2
FIFA 18154.3144.1125.1124.3
F1 2017100664724
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)108.249.445.412.5
Dirt 4176.583.649.828.6
Rocket League196.396.869
Battlefield 17963.236.729.3
Overwatch224.2176.195.447.9
Doom38.760.922.215.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider62503326
The Witcher 399.564.43520
Dragon Age: Inquisition83.1703825
Thief38.335.434.530.6
BioShock Infinite12010810042
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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) graphics card

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Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019, i9 560X: Intel Core i9-9880H, 15.40", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019, i9 560X

Lenovo Yoga A940-27ICB: Intel Core i7-8700, 27.00", 14.6 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Yoga A940-27ICB

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R12A: AMD Ryzen 7 2700U, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R12A

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42: AMD Ryzen 7 2700U, 15.60", 2.2 kg
  External Review » Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42

Lenovo Ideapad 720-81C70002RK: Intel Core i7-8550U, 15.60", 2.1 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Ideapad 720-81C70002RK

Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA-80WY000EGE: Intel Core i5-7300HQ, 15.60", 2.4 kg
  External Review » Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA-80WY000EGE

Acer Nitro 5 (AMD Ryzen & Polaris): AMD Ryzen 7 2700U, 15.60"
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