AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

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Combined performance score

GTX 560 SE
4.94

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 560 SE by 1303% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking59418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.1218.51
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF114Navi 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 February 2012 (12 years old)8 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$89.99 $999
Current price$703 (7.8x MSRP)$957 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6900 XT has 15325% better value for money than GTX 560 SE.

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 cores2885120
Core clock speed736 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate35.33720.0
Floating-point performance847.9 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm267 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3828 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth91.87 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.1no data

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.

GTX 560 SE 4.94
RX 6900 XT 69.29
+1303%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 560 SE by 1303% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 560 SE 1914
RX 6900 XT 26859
+1303%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 560 SE by 1303% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 560 SE 2400
RX 6900 XT 50587
+2008%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 560 SE by 2008% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD12−14
−1508%
193
+1508%
1440p9−10
−1389%
134
+1389%
4K5−6
−1560%
83
+1560%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.94 69.29
Recency 20 February 2012 8 December 2020
Cost $89.99 $999
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 300 Watt

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 SE in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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