GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs 480M SLI
Aggregated performance score
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 539 | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 4.04 | 4.07 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | N11E-GTX-A3 | N12E-GS |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 May 2010 (13 years ago) | 6 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | $149 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 560M SLI has 1% better value for money than GTX 480M SLI.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 704 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 775 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6000 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 100 Watt |
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 560M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | large |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
560M SLI outperforms 480M SLI by 6% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
480M SLI outperforms 560M SLI by 17% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
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:
| 900p | 61
+1.7%
| 60−65
−1.7%
|
| Full HD | 69
+6.2%
| 65−70
−6.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−8.3%
|
12−14
+8.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how GTX 480M SLI and GTX 560M SLI compete in popular games:
- GTX 480M SLI is 1.7% faster than GTX 560M SLI in 900p
- GTX 480M SLI is 6.2% faster than GTX 560M SLI in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 560M SLI is 8.3% faster than the GTX 480M SLI.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 560M SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
- there's a draw in 66 tests (97%)
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 6.44 | 6.46 |
| Recency | 25 May 2010 | 6 January 2011 |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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