Radeon RX 560 XT vs GeForce 3 Go
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | no data | Ellesmere |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2002 (24 years ago) | 13 March 2019 (7 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 973 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | 1073 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 27 Million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 120.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.846 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 112 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 / 64 / 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 211.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2002 | 13 March 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 150 Watt |
GeForce 3 Go has 7400% lower power consumption.
RX 560 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and Radeon RX 560 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 560 XT is a desktop one.
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