MSI RX 560 AERO ITX OC

Graphics Processor

Polaris 21

Cores

896

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

4 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

128 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Polaris 21

GPU Variant: Polaris 21 XL

Architecture: GCN 4.0

Foundry: GlobalFoundries

Process Size: 14 nm

Transistors: 3,000 million

Density: 24.4M / mm²

Die Size: 123 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-769

Graphics Card

Release Date: Jul 4th, 2017

Generation: Polaris
(RX 500)

Predecessor: Arctic Islands

Successor: Vega

Production: Active

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 1090 MHz

Boost Clock: ~~1175 MHz~~
1196 MHz (+2%)

Memory Clock: 1750 MHz
7 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 4 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 128 bit

Bandwidth: 112.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 896

TMUs: 56

ROPs: 16

Compute Units: 14

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 1024 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: ~~18.80 GPixel/s~~
19.14 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: ~~65.80 GTexel/s~~
66.98 GTexel/s

FP16 (half): ~~2.106 TFLOPS~~
2.143 TFLOPS (1:1)

FP32 (float): ~~2.106 TFLOPS~~
2.143 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): ~~131.6 GFLOPS~~
134.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~170 mm~~
147 mm
~~6.7 inches~~
5.8 inches

TDP: 45 W

Suggested PSU: 200 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x DisplayPort 1.4a

Power Connectors: None

Board Number: C981-21 C994-71

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_0)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1

Vulkan: 1.3

Shader Model: 6.7

Polaris 21 GPU Notes

Generation: Polaris
Codename: Baffin
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10 / 11:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12)
64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4

Other retail boards based on this design (5)

Name	GPU Clock	Boost Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS RX 560 Dual Fan OC 2 GB	1090 MHz	1210 MHz	1750 MHz	2 GB
ASUS RX 560 Dual Fan OC 4 GB	1090 MHz	1210 MHz	1750 MHz
GIGABYTE RX 560 GAMING OC Rev. 2.0	1090 MHz	1224 MHz	1750 MHz	190 mm/7.5 inches
MSI RX 560 AERO ITX OC	1090 MHz	1196 MHz	1750 MHz	147 mm/5.8 inches
XFX RX 560 Wolf Warrior Edition	1090 MHz	1196 MHz	1750 MHz	211 mm/8.3 inches