RTX A5000 vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

Place in the ranking	582	40
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.52	17.67
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N12E-GS	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	8192
Core clock speed	775 MHz	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	433.9
Floating-point processing power	no data	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	24 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

no data

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −789%	240−250 +789%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Valorant	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%
Dota 2	21−24 −770%	200−210 +770%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −800%	270−280 +800%
Fortnite	35−40 −797%	350−400 +797%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −789%	240−250 +789%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −733%	450−500 +733%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Valorant	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%
World of Tanks	100−110 −782%	900−950 +782%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −800%	180−190 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −767%	130−140 +767%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%
Dota 2	21−24 −770%	200−210 +770%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −800%	270−280 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −789%	240−250 +789%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −733%	450−500 +733%
Valorant	21−24 −764%	190−200 +764%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −764%	95−100 +764%
Dota 2	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −711%	300−310 +711%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
World of Tanks	45−50 −751%	400−450 +751%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −764%	95−100 +764%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −757%	120−130 +757%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −733%	100−105 +733%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −789%	80−85 +789%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −789%	80−85 +789%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −789%	80−85 +789%
Valorant	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −795%	170−180 +795%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −782%	150−160 +782%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Dota 2	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −775%	70−75 +775%
Fortnite	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Valorant	6−7 −733%	50−55 +733%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.32	56.88
Recency	6 January 2011	12 April 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	230 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has 130% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560M SLI is a notebook card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.