NVS 5200M vs GeForce GTX 560

Place in performance ranking	516	984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	0.09
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF114	N13M-NS
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)	1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$76 (0.4x MSRP)	$139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 has 1722% better value for money than NVS 5200M.

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 cores	336	96
Core clock speed	810 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	10.00
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	258.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 and NVS 5200M 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.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no 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
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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
+433%

NVS 5200M 1.33

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms NVS 5200M by 433% 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
+435%

NVS 5200M 512

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms NVS 5200M by 435% 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
+330%

NVS 5200M 704

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms NVS 5200M by 330% 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 9037
+308%

NVS 5200M 2215

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms NVS 5200M by 308% 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 HD

55−60
+400%

−400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+425%

4−5
−425%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Hitman 3	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Hitman 3	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +400%	14−16 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+400%

2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hitman 3	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+425%

4−5
−425%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%