Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce GTX 560

Place in performance ranking	517	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	no data
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	GF114	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 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.

no data

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	512
Core clock speed	810 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	99 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	45.36	no data
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 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 support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	no data
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 data
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
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
+57.6%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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
+27.3%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 2381

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 27% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%
4K	16−18 +45.5%	11 −45.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+55.6%

9
−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +50%	18 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +53.8%	26 −53.8%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +48.1%	27 −48.1%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 +36.4%	22 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +50%	12 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +45.5%	11 −45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6 −50%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +53.8%	52 −53.8%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +45.5%	11 −45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +54.5%	55 −54.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +50%	8 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5 −40%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +52.2%	23 −52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +40%	15 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +50%	8 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+40%

−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+50%

8−9
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +55.6%	9 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%