Radeon 535 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 560

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking513not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation1.64no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGF114Polaris 24
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 May 2011 (12 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1024 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.3624.58
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflops784.1 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon 535 Mobile 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 2.0no data
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-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s36 GB/s

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 GPU 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

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 17 May 2011 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon 535 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop card while Radeon 535 Mobile is a notebook one.


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