GeForce 910M vs GTX 560

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 560
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
7.09
+357%

GTX 560 outperforms 910M by a whopping 357% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking517927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.640.16
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF114N15V-GM
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)$163

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 has 925% better value for money than GeForce 910M.

Detailed specifications

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 cores336384
Core clock speed810 MHz641 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt33 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.3620.51
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflops297.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 and GeForce 910M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length8.25" (21 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinNone
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GBDDR3 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s16.02 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
GPU Boostno data2.0
Optimusno data+
GameWorksno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.14.5
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA++

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 7.09
+357%
GeForce 910M 1.55

GTX 560 outperforms 910M by 357% based on our aggregate 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 2740
+356%
GeForce 910M 601

GTX 560 outperforms 910M by 356% 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 3030
+196%
GeForce 910M 1022

GTX 560 outperforms 910M by 196% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 560 9027
+243%
GeForce 910M 2629

GTX 560 outperforms 910M by 243% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD45−50
+350%
10
−350%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.09 1.55
Recency 17 May 2011 1 September 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 33 Watt

The GeForce GTX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 910M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop card while GeForce 910M is a notebook one.


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