Radeon E8860 vs Radeon RX 560X

In this comparison between Radeon E8860 and Radeon RX 560X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon E8860 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon E8860
Radeon RX 560X

Main Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon RX 560X
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
 
  • Radeon RX 560X has 102% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560X uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 560X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon E8860 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • Radeon E8860 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 2500 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 18−20
ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 35−40
medium / 1080p 9−10 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 120% more, than Radeon E8860.

Full Specs

  Radeon E8860 Radeon RX 560X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 4.0
Code name Venus Polaris 21
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 25 January 2014 11 April 2018
Pipelines 640 1024
Core clock speed 575 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00 81.60
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s