AMD Radeon HD 8950M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	442	not rated
Value for money	6.76	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GF114	Saturn
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2011 (11 years old)	14 May 2013 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$98 (0.5x MSRP)	$338

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	336	768
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1075 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	51.60
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	1,651 gflops

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on 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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	88 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	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

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 support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+	no data

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 8950M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

80 Mh/s

no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	17 May 2011	14 May 2013
Memory bus width	256	128
Memory bandwidth	128	88
Pipelines / CUDA cores	336	768
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	150 Watt	100 Watt

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