Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce GTX 560 SE

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 SE
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
4.75

RX 7900 XTX outperforms GTX 560 SE by a whopping 1539% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking65410
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1334.96
Power efficiency2.2415.51
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGF114Navi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 February 2012 (13 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89.99 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 7900 XTX has 26792% better value for money than GTX 560 SE.

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 cores2886144
Core clock speed736 MHz1929 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2498 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate35.33959.2
Floating-point processing power0.8479 TFLOPS61.39 TFLOPS
ROPs24192
TMUs48384
Ray Tracing Coresno data96

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm287 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed957 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth91.87 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 560 SE 4.75
RX 7900 XTX 77.86
+1539%

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 560 SE 1898
RX 7900 XTX 31106
+1539%

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.

GTX 560 SE 2400
RX 7900 XTX 64680
+2595%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 560 SE 7032
RX 7900 XTX 211295
+2905%

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 HD14−16
−1621%
241
+1621%
1440p9−10
−1700%
162
+1700%
4K6−7
−1583%
101
+1583%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.43
−55.1%
4.15
+55.1%
1440p10.00
−62.1%
6.17
+62.1%
4K15.00
−51.6%
9.89
+51.6%
  • RX 7900 XTX has 55% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 62% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX has 52% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 355
+0%
355
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 250
+0%
250
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 218
+0%
218
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 348
+0%
348
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 240
+0%
240
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 338
+0%
338
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+0%
269
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 186
+0%
186
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+0%
339
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 217
+0%
217
+0%
Dota 2 197
+0%
197
+0%
Far Cry 5 205
+0%
205
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 330
+0%
330
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+0%
254
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 163
+0%
163
+0%
Metro Exodus 239
+0%
239
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+0%
545
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+0%
207
+0%
Dota 2 178
+0%
178
+0%
Far Cry 5 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+0%
295
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 156
+0%
156
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+0%
298
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 267
+0%
267
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+0%
165
+0%
Metro Exodus 161
+0%
161
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 290
+0%
290
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+0%
238
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+0%
186
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Metro Exodus 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+0%
197
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+0%
73
+0%
Dota 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+0%
227
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 69
+0%
69
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GTX 560 SE and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 1621% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 1700% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 1583% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.75 77.86
Recency 20 February 2012 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 355 Watt

GTX 560 SE has 136.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XTX, on the other hand, has a 1539.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 SE in performance tests.

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