XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0)

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan is based on the AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) (GCN 4) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is based on the AMD Radeon RX 590 (GCN 4) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan has the Polaris 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is based on the graphics chip Polaris 30 XT, which comes from the GCN 4 architecture.

The graphics memory of the XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is 8.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.000 GHz.

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 225 W.

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan is equipped with a total of 1 Axial main fans.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

With the XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) is 7680x4320 pixels.

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

The XFX Radeon RX 560 2GB 16CU Single Fan has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2017.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 590 Gaming 8G (rev. 2.0) came on the market in Q4/2018 and will have a structure width of 14 nanometers manufactured.