Amd rx 5600 xt would be out in the third week of January

A report by Igor Wallossek at Igor's Lab states that the Radeon RX 5600 XT will arrive in the third week of January 2020. The German publication also reveals the potential specifications of the upcoming AMD powered graphics card powered by Navi.

AMD RX 5600 XT would have 1920 SP and would be based on Navi 10

Wallossek sources hinted that AMD could use silicon Navi 10, which is inside the Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT, for the Radeon RX 5600 XT. Obviously, the chipmaker would have to cut some features of this chip to add it to the RX 5600 series.

The Navi 10 silicon houses two Shading Motors (SEs), and there are two Asynchronous Computing Motors (ACEs) within each Shader Engine.

As a quick reminder, a fully unlocked Navi 10 silicon features 40 RDNA (Radeon DNA) calculation units (CUs), a total of 2, 560 SPs, 160 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 64 ROP units.

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Assuming AMD follows this route, the RX 5600 XT probably has 30 RDNA CUs, 1, 920 SPs, 120 TMUs, 48 ​​ROPs, and 3MB of L2 cache. Theoretically, the Radeon RX 5600 XT offers 75% performance of a Radeon RX 5700 XT at the same clock speeds. Therefore, the Radeon RX 5600 XT can be a substitute for the outdated Radeon RX Vega 56 at best.

The RX 5600 XT will reportedly come in 6GB and 8GB GDDR6 models. Disabling an ACE also means cutting off one of the memory controllers. As a result, the 5600 XT is limited to a 192-bit memory interface, so the memory options seem reasonable. Technically, AMD could put up to 12GB of GDDR6 memory in the Radeon RX 5600 XT if the chipmaker wants it. Regardless, the 6GB variant would be a tough sell considering the low-level Radeon RX 5500 XT with 8GB memory of GDDR6 VRAM. We will keep you informed.

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