AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT VS AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
amd
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 5600 XT
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6GB GDDR6 150W N/A Jan 2020
Radeon RX 5600 XT
$279 • Jan 2020
VS
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W N/A Aug 2017
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 150 W | 210 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1560 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 224 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 99.84 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 288 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.188 GFLOPS | 10.54 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 251 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 10300 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7012 (+4%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6723
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
66629 (+39%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
47815
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
92.1 FPS (+13%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13505 (+3%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
13099
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Game Benchmarks Comparison (197 benchmarks)
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+15%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+46%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+11%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+8%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+12%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+22%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+36%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+3%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+7%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+33%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+12%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+9%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+14%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+4%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
2160p
| high
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+7%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+13%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+18%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
| Patch: v1.0 | Old Hardware
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+19%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
8 2026 • Action, Adventure KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, Nixxes Software
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+25%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+43%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+50%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
1080p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+8%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
1440p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+50%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
| fsr balanced
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+72%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resident Evil Requiem
8.7 2026 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+27%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+16%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Wins!
Based on 197 benchmarks across 58 games
53
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
VS
+2.9%
52
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD • 6GB GDDR6
106
Wins
53
Avg FPS
45
Min FPS
54%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
69
Wins
52
Avg FPS
44
Min FPS
35%
Win Rate
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