Radeon RX 560 XT vs GeForce GTX 560

General info

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
Value for money1.64no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF114Ellesmere
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2011 (12 years ago)13 March 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)$160

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3361792
Core clock speed810 MHz973 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1073 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36120.2
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflopsno data

Size and 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 3.0 x16
Length8.25" (21 cm)241 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz6600 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s211.2 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


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 9013
RX 560 XT 32265
+258%

Radeon RX 560 XT outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 258% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 17 May 2011 13 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm

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


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