Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs GeForce G205M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce G205M and Radeon RX 560X Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
560X Mobile outperforms G205M by a whopping 4345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1434 | 484 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.22 | 11.65 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | C79 | Polaris 21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 April 2018 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 16 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1202 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 81.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0352 TFLOPS | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1024 KB |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 92.8 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 outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 0−1 | 34 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+0%
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23
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 31
+0%
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31
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+0%
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52
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+0%
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17
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+0%
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39
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 66
+0%
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66
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 52
+0%
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52
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 34
+0%
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34
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 23
+0%
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23
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50
+0%
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50
+0%
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| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
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95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+0%
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44
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
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50−55
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 122
+0%
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122
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
+0%
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15
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 71
+0%
|
71
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 36
+0%
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36
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+0%
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20
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 36
+0%
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36
+0%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 33
+0%
|
33
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12
+0%
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12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 22
+0%
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22
+0%
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| Valorant | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 33
+0%
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33
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
+0%
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75−80
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
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| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 9.78 |
| Recency | 8 January 2009 | 11 April 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 65 Watt |
GeForce G205M has 364.3% lower power consumption.
RX 560X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 4345.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.
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