AMD Radeon R5 M255X vs AMD Radeon RX 560 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M255X and AMD Radeon RX 560 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Technologies, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL.

AMD Radeon R5 M255X

AMD Radeon RX 560 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1073 MHz vs 940 MHz

Launch date	13 March 2019 vs 1 May 2014
Boost clock speed	1073 MHz vs 940 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M255X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 560 XT

Name	AMD Radeon R5 M255X	AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
Geekbench - OpenCL		31395

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R5 M255X	AMD Radeon RX 560 XT
Essentials
Architecture	GCN	GCN 4.0
Code name	Topaz Pro	Ellesmere
Design	AMD Radeon R5 200 Series
Launch date	1 May 2014	13 March 2019
Place in performance rating	not rated	741
GCN generation		4th Gen
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	940 MHz	1073 MHz
Compute units	5
Core clock speed		973 MHz
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		150 Watt
Transistor count		5,700 million
API support
DirectX	11	12.0
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s
Memory bus width	64 bit
Memory type	DDR3
Memory clock speed		6600 MHz
Technologies
DualGraphics
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count		3
DisplayPort support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		241 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin