Radeon HD 5570 vs GeForce GTX 560

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 5570, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
7.09
+472%

GTX 560 outperforms ATI HD 5570 by a whopping 472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking5171003
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.640.02
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF114Redwood
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)9 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 has 8100% better value for money than ATI HD 5570.

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 cores336400
Core clock speed810 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt39 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.3613.00
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflops520.0 gflops

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length8.25" (21 cm)165 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
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 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz667 - 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s25.6 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 HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.14.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

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
+472%
ATI HD 5570 1.24

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 472% 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
+472%
ATI HD 5570 479

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms Radeon HD 5570 by 472% in Passmark.

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:

900p85−90
+467%
15
−467%
Full HD120−130
+445%
22
−445%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

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 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Hitman 3 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+445%
10−12
−445%

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 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Hitman 3 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+445%
10−12
−445%

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 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+445%
10−12
−445%

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 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
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 0−1 0−1
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%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%

This is how GTX 560 and ATI HD 5570 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 560 is 467% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 is 445% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.09 1.24
Recency 17 May 2011 9 February 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 39 Watt

The GeForce GTX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5570 in performance tests.


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