PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 Video Card

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Dec 2011

L2: Beginner

29 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful.

11-09-2017 at 06:43 PM #4

In case anyone overlooks it/doesn't know like me,
6 pin: Minimum System Power Requirement: 450W
PCIe: Minimum System Power Requirement: 400W

Reply Helpful Comment? 7 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined May 2011

L3: Novice

187 Posts

82 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 07:25 PM #5

These are not RX560 u are thinking of building in ur mining rig. Rx560 LITE with less qty of stream processors and lower clock than previous RX560. Asus called these chips EVO. Power color just kept them the same name, you might tell the difference when the reviews r in after the holidays.

If u happen to install in OSX Sierra or High Sierra, post how the installation goes and the result of of BruceX. Thanks!

Reply Helpful Comment? 4 0

Last edited by blueberrymac November 9, 2017 at 08:10 PM.

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2008

Long time lurker

154 Posts

49 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 07:37 PM #6

Quote from tbongo :

In case anyone overlooks it/doesn't know like me,
6 pin: Minimum System Power Requirement: 450W
PCIe: Minimum System Power Requirement: 400W

Could you tell me why one would require a 6 pin connector and one wouldn't? Would someone prefer one over the other? I've seen cards that require these connectors, but I don't really know anything about it or which one I should be considering for my computer. And just to let anyone know, I do have a spare 6 pin connector in my system..

Thanks.

Reply Helpful Comment? 0 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2014

L1: Learner

34 Posts

14 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 08:49 PM #7

Seems like a great deal, thanks! Now - to get this or hope for an Amazon deal (got a gc to use) or BF deal on a 1050. Decisions decisions.

Reply Helpful Comment? 0 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2014

L6: Expert

1,260 Posts

379 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 09:00 PM #8

Quote from blueberrymac :

These are not RX560 u are thinking of building in ur mining rig. Rx560 LITE with less qty of stream processors and lower clock than previous RX560...

Looks like this is right LINK [videocardz.com]. The 896 stream processor ones (vs 1024 in the "real" ones) were started in Asian markets and were called "RX560D" but here they are in USA without a special name at all. Not surprising given the strong demand from all the mining.

Reply Helpful Comment? 1 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2009

L6: Expert

1,275 Posts

317 Reputation

Original Poster

11-09-2017 at 09:01 PM #9

Quote from Noreaster :

Could you tell me why one would require a 6 pin connector and one wouldn't? Would someone prefer one over the other? I've seen cards that require these connectors, but I don't really know anything about it or which one I should be considering for my computer. And just to let anyone know, I do have a spare 6 pin connector in my system..

Thanks.

Depends on your power supply. A 6-pin card will be thermally limited while a pcie powered card will be power limited. So a 6 pin card will generally outperform a pcie power card. There is generally no reason why you would get a pcie power card over a six pin card as you could just detune the six pin card to run on less power.

However, it is possible that the pcie power card is binned so that it is more efficient and perform about the same as the plugged card. I know this was the case with GTX 950s.

Reply Helpful Comment? 2 0

Last edited by Teaser38 November 9, 2017 at 09:06 PM.

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users Show Post

HIDDEN 11-09-2017 at 09:11 PM

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2014

L6: Expert

1,260 Posts

379 Reputation

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not rep JakDavenport?

11-09-2017 at 09:17 PM #11

Quote from Teaser38 :

There is generally no reason why you would get a pcie power card over a six pin card.

Big reason: Many off-the-shelf PCs do not have a 6 pin power connector.

Reply Helpful Comment? 5 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Dec 2003

L4: Apprentice

321 Posts

34 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 09:19 PM #12

Might actually be good for mining. Don't need the cores, just need the memory bandwidth. $80 might be a fair price.

Reply Helpful Comment? 0 0

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2008

L6: Expert

1,419 Posts

250 Reputation

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not rep Heim?

11-09-2017 at 09:24 PM #13

Quote from sd4shane :

warning, this card is a pile of crap. It's not 1 step down from a 570 by any means.

Pile of crap? wow, that's real useful. You have to compare it to another $80 card, not a $150 card and call it crap. Just point of the other $80 card that's better. The RX 570 is $240. So be serious.

Reply Helpful Comment? 15 2

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Aug 2009

L6: Expert

1,275 Posts

317 Reputation

Original Poster

11-09-2017 at 09:32 PM #14

Quote from sd4shane :

warning, this card is a pile of crap. It's not 1 step down from a 570 by any means.

It's half a RX 570 for less than half the money. For most people, this is good enough. It's even got 4 GB of VRAM. Expect it slot a hair better than an RX 460, like I said. It will play just about any modern game at appropriate settings.

http://www.tomshardware.com/revie...254-6.html

Reply Helpful Comment? 6 2

Last edited by Teaser38 November 9, 2017 at 09:43 PM.

This comment has been rated as unhelpful by Slickdeals users

Joined Jul 2008

L6: Expert

1,419 Posts

250 Reputation

11-09-2017 at 10:54 PM #15

Quote from Noreaster :

Could you tell me why one would require a 6 pin connector and one wouldn't? Would someone prefer one over the other? I've seen cards that require these connectors, but I don't really know anything about it or which one I should be considering for my computer. And just to let anyone know, I do have a spare 6 pin connector in my system..

Thanks.

Many cheap power supplies and systems don't have 6-pin connectors. I would get the 6-pin connector version because I could see this using up to 90W on full load, and you don't want to be limited by power constraints.

This card is basically a RX 460 with a bios update. It should play 1080p gaming fine. It also supports hardware HEVC/h264 & 4k video playback. One negative is it doesn't have analog/VGA output.

Reply Helpful Comment? 2 0

PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 560 4GB GDDR5 Video Card EXPIRED

Editor's Notes & Price Research

Original Post

Check Out Similar Computers Deals

Community Wiki

90 Comments

Featured Comments

Top Newegg Coupons & Promo Codes

Popular Deals

More Newegg Deals

Trending Deals

More from the Slickdeals Blog