AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Built for 1080p with settings turned down. It outscores 56% of the 179 cards in our index and meets the recommended graphics card of 198 of 232 released games that name one.
- Index
- 23/100
- Rank
- #76
- VRAM
- 6 GB
- Power
- 150 W
- Launch price
- $279
How much of the PC library it covers
Against the 232 released games whose publisher names a graphics card we can place.
- 198 at the recommended spec 85%
- 34 at the minimum only 15%
- 0 below the minimum 0%
The most demanding game it meets the recommended card for is SCUM.
Upcoming releases on the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
Unreleased games whose publishers have already posted a graphics card requirement.
Recommended spec 3
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus Apr 27, 2027
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Star Trek: Shadow Frontier Coming soon
Minimum spec 9
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- HUMANKIND™ 2 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
Below minimum 8
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- SPINE - This is Gun Fu 2027
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
- The Talos Principle 3 Coming soon
In the heaviest games we track
Modelled at the High preset with upscaling off, next to a processor fast enough not to limit it. Estimates, not recorded runs — how the model works.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | 34 | 21 | 12 |
Spec card
- Maker
- AMD
- Released
- 2020
- Video memory
- 6 GB
- Rated power
- 150 W
- PSU to plan for
- 450 W
- Tier
- C
- Ray tracing
- No
- Upscaling
- FSR
The cards either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to put them side by side.
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT: quick answers
Will the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT run 2027 games?
Of the 19 upcoming games whose publishers have named a graphics card, it meets the recommended card for 3, only the minimum for 9, and falls short of 8.
Is 6 GB of VRAM enough?
It is below what many recent releases expect, so plan on lower texture settings.
What power supply do I need for the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT?
It is rated at 150 W. With the rest of a typical gaming PC and headroom for power spikes, a good 450 W unit is a safe choice; the PSU calculator works it out for your exact parts.
Is the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080?
No. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 scores 25/100 against 23/100 in our index.