Amd confirms the extension of an rx 560 with 896 nuclei
Table of contents:
- Two RX 560s are now commercialized, with 1024 and 896 cores
- AMD has come out to clarify this issue, confirming that there are now two variants of the RX 560.
Yesterday it was learned that AMD changed the specifications of the Radeon RX 560. Manufacturers and AIB partners are selling slower cards with only 896 cores instead of 1024 cores, under the same name.
Two RX 560s are now commercialized, with 1024 and 896 cores
AMD specified its Polaris graphics chip with 1024 core shaders at launch, but something has changed. The RX 560 card with 1024 cores is faster compared to the Radeon RX 460, whose GPU only offers 896 cores shaders. In Asia, a vary of this card called Radeon RX 560D, whose Polar GPU also contains only 896 shader cores, had been detected. Recently, however, these D models appeared on the market under the name of Radeon RX 560, with only 896 cores instead of 1024 cores. On the AMD official site the Radeon RX 560 now displays two variants "896/1024" to refer to the number of cores.
AMD has come out to clarify this issue, confirming that there are now two variants of the RX 560.
“It is correct that there are versions of 14 computing units (896 stream processors) and 16 computing units (1024 stream processors) available for the Radeon RX 560.This summer we present the version of 14CU to offer the AIBs and the market more options of the RX 500 series. It has come to our attention that on certain AIB websites and etailers there is no clear delineation between the two variants. We have taken immediate steps to remedy this: We are working with all channel partners and AIBs to ensure that product descriptions and names clarify the CU count, so that players and consumers know exactly what they are buying. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused. "
So be careful, if you are going to buy one of these cards, make sure that it is the version with 16 Compute Unit and 1024 cores, in case they do not stipulate it.
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