Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
560 Ti vs 560 Ti 448
Aggregated performance score
GTX 560 Ti 448
2011
1280 MB GDDR5
8.15
+4%
GTX 560 Ti
2011
1024 MB GDDR5
7.84
560 Ti 448 outperforms 560 Ti by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 475 | 483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.40 | 1.76 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | GF114 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 November 2011 (12 years old) | 25 January 2011 (13 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $289 | $249 |
| Current price | $624 (2.2x MSRP) | $130 (0.5x MSRP) |
Value for money
GTX 560 Ti has 340% better value for money than GTX 560 Ti 448.
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 | 448 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 732 MHz | 822 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 170 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.99 | 52.67 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,311.7 gflops | 1,263.4 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3800 MHz | 2004 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 152.0 GB/s | 128.3 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | + | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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.
560 Ti 448 outperforms 560 Ti by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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%
560 Ti 448 outperforms 560 Ti by 21% 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:
| 900p | 65−70
+3.2%
| 63
−3.2%
|
| Full HD | 65−70
+0%
| 65
+0%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 8.15 | 7.84 |
| Recency | 29 November 2011 | 25 January 2011 |
| Cost | $289 | $249 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1280 MB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 170 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 and GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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