Chart Updated on 05-12-2022
Copyright 2022, Studio 1 Productions
Written by David Knarr of Studio 1 Productions
Video Card Drivers
Important - DO NOT use the video card drivers from the video card manufacturer or from Windows, they are almost never current.
Important - DO NOT use auto-updates for the video card drivers, they don't always have access to the latest version.
It is very important that you are using the latest drivers from
AMD.
For General Drivers/Game Drivers, please go to
https://www.amd.com/en/support and download the latest drivers.
For the Pro Drivers that are recommend for content creators (i.e.
Video Editors), please go to:
https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-pro-software
to down load the Pro Drivers.
Before you install your new AMD video card, you should remove the old video drivers that you were using. On Windows go into the Control Panel and select Programs and Features. Scroll down the
list of programs and remove the video driver that you are currently running.
Then power down the computer and install the new AMD video card. Once that is done, power up the computer and install the driver you
downloaded. Then Reboot your computer after installing the new drivers.
Chart of AMD Radeon graphics Cards
The specs listed below are not a complete set of specifications for the video cards. The specs below are the important specs for video
editing software and video effects software.
Under the Notes section, you will see comments that say Not Recommend, etc. These comments are for those of you who are using Adobe
Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Vegas Pro.
In the chart below, the video cards that are in red are OEM cards. An OEM video card is one available through large computer manufacturers
such as HP, Dell, etc. These card are not normally available through a computer store. If you want an OEM version of a video
card, you can order it as a replacement part through places like HP and Dell.
AMD Radeon Card RX 7000 Series |
Max Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Bus Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX 7900 XT | 20 GB | 5376 | 84 | 750 watt | GDDR6 | 320 bit | 800 GB/s | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
RX 7900 XTX | 24 GB | 6144 | 96 | 800 watt | GDDR6 | 384 bit | 960 GB/s | 1900 MHz | 2300 MHz | 2500 MHz |
AMD Radeon Card RX 6000 Series |
Max Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX 6400 | 4 GB | 768 | 12 | 350 watt | GDDR6 | 64 bit | 128 GB/s | 1800 MHz | 2039 MHz | 2321 MHz |
RX 6500 XT | 4 GB | 1024 | 16 | 400 watt | GDDR6 | 64 bit | 144 GB/s | 2310 MHz | 2610 MHz | 2815 MHz |
RX 6550 XT | 8 GB | 2048 | 32 | 500 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 280 GB/s | 2055 MHz | 2410 MHz | 2635 MHz |
RX 6600 | 8 GB | 1792 | 28 | 450 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 224 GB/s | 1628 MHz | 2044 MHz | 2491 MHz |
RX 6600 XT | 8 GB | 2048 | 32 | 500 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 256 GB/s | 1968 MHz | 2356 MHz | 2589 MHz |
RX 6650 XT | 8 GB | 2048 | 32 | 500 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 280 GB/s | 2055 MHz | 2410 MHz | 2635 MHz |
RX 6700 | 10 GB | 2304 | 36 | 600 watt | GDDR6 | 160 bit | 330 GB/s | 1941 MHz | 2174 MHz | 2450 MHz |
RX 6700 XT | 12 GB | 2560 | 40 | 650 watt | GDDR6 | 192 bit | 384 GB/s | 2321 MHz | 2424 MHz | 2581 MHz |
RX 6750 XT | 12 GB | 2560 | 40 | 650 watt | GDDR6 | 192 bit | 432 GB/s | 2150 MHz | 2495 MHz | 2600 MHz |
RX 6800 | 16 GB | 3840 | 60 | 650 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 512 GB/s | 1372 MHz | 1815 MHz | 2105 MHz |
RX 6800 XT | 16 GB | 4608 | 72 | 750 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 512 GB/s | 1487 MHz | 2015 MHz | 2250 MHz |
RX 6900 XT | 16 GB | 5120 | 80 | 850 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 512 GB/s | 1825 MHz | 2015 MHz | 2250 MHz |
RX 6950 XT | 16 GB | 5120 | 80 | 850 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 576 GB/s | 1890 MHz | 2000 MHz | 2310 MHz |
AMD Radeon Card RX 5000 Series |
Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX 5300 | 3 GB | 1408 | 22 | 300 watt | GDDR6 | 96 bit | 168 GB/s | 1327 MHz | 1448 MHz | 1645 MHz |
RX 5500 | 4 GB | 1408 | 22 | 550 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 224 GB/s | 1500 MHz | 1670 MHz | 1845 MHz |
RX 5500 XT | 4 GB | 1408 | 22 | 550 watt | GDDR6 | 128 bit | 224 GB/s | 1607 MHz | 1717 MHz | 1845 MHz |
RX 5600 | 6 GB | 2408 | 32 | 550 watt | GDDR6 | 192 bit | 288 GB/s | 1130 MHz | 1375 MHz | 1560 MHz |
RX 5600 XT | 6 GB | 2304 | 36 | 550 watt | GDDR6 | 192 bit | 336 GB/s | 1130 MHz | 1375 MHz | 1560 MHz |
RX 5700 | 8 GB | 2304 | 36 | 600 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 448 GB/s | 1465 MHz | 1625 MHz | 1725 MHz |
RX 5700 XT | 8 GB | 2560 | 40 | 600 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 448 GB/s | 1605 MHz | 1755 MHz | 1905 MHz |
RX 5700 XT 50th | 8 GB | 2560 | 40 | 600 watt | GDDR6 | 256 bit | 448 GB/s | 1680 MHz | 1830 MHz | 1980 MHz |
AMD Radeon Card RX Vega Series |
Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX Vega 56 | 8 GB | 3584 | 56 | 650 watt | HBM2 | 2048 bit | 410 GB/s | 1156 MHz | 1471 MHz | |
RX Vega 64 | 8 GB | 4096 | 64 | 750 watt | HBM2 | 2048 bit | 483 GB/s | 1247 MHz | 1546 MHz | |
AMD Radeon Card RX 500 Series |
Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX 550 | 2 or 4 GB | 512 | 8 | 400 watt | GDDR5 | 128 bit | 112 GB/s | 1100 MHz | 1183 MHz | |
RX 560 | 4 GB | 896 | 16 | 450 watt | GDDR5 | 128 bit | 112 GB/s | 1175 MHz | 1275 MHz | |
RX 570 | 8 GB | 2048 | 32 | 450 watt | GDDR5 | 256 bit | 224 GB/s | 1168 MHz | 1244 MHz | |
RX 580 | 8 GB | 2304 | 36 | 500 watt | GDDR5 | 256 bit | 256 GB/s | 1257 MHz | 1340 MHz | |
RX 590 | 8 GB | 2304 | 36 | 500 watt | GDDR5 | 256 bit | 256 GB/s | 1469 MHz | 1545 MHz | |
AMD Radeon Card RX 400 Series |
Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
RX 460 | 2 GB | 896 | 14 | 400 watt | GDDR5 | 128 bit | 112 GB/s | 1090 MHz | 1200 MHz | |
RX 470 | 4 GB | 2048 | 32 | 450 watt | GDDR5 | 256 bit | 211 GB/s | 926 MHz | 1206 MHz | |
RX 480 | 4 GB | 2304 | 36 | 500 watt | GDDR5 | 256 bit | 224 GB/s | 1120 MHz | 1266 MHz | |
AMD Radeon Card R9 Series |
Video Memory |
Number of Stream Processors |
Compute Units |
Size of Power Supply ** | Memory Type | Memory Interface Width |
Memory Bandwidth Up To |
Base Frequency |
Game Frequency Up To |
Boost Frequency Up To |
R9 Nano | 4 GB | 4096 | 64 | 450 watt | HBM | 4096 bit | 512 GB/s | 1000 MHz | ||
R9 Fury | 4 GB | 3584 | 56 | 600 watt | HBM | 4096 bit | 512 GB/s | 1000 MHz | ||
R9 Fury X | 4 GB | 4096 | 64 | 650 watt | HBM | 4096 bit | 512 GB/s | 1050 MHz | ||
** NOTE: The specs and power supply requirements listed above are based on NVidia's web site. PLEASE check with the manufacturer of the video card you plan on purchasing to see what their power supply requirements are.