Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560M SLI with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.

GTX 560M SLI
2011
100 Watt
6.05

580 2048SP outperforms 560M SLI by a whopping 201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking641337
Place by popularitynot in top-10053
Power efficiency4.669.36
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameN12E-GSPolaris 20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2011 (15 years ago)15 October 2018 (7 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 cores3842048
Core clock speed775 MHz1168 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1284 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data164.4
Floating-point processing powerno data5.259 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX1112 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131

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

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Fortnite 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
Valorant 70−75
−200%
210−220
+200%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−200%
90−95
+200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−110
−197%
300−310
+197%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Dota 2 50−55
−200%
150−160
+200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Fortnite 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Valorant 70−75
−200%
210−220
+200%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
−188%
75−80
+188%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Dota 2 50−55
−200%
150−160
+200%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−189%
55−60
+189%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−186%
80−85
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−183%
65−70
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−181%
45−50
+181%
Valorant 70−75
−200%
210−220
+200%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
−197%
110−120
+197%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−198%
140−150
+198%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−182%
110−120
+182%
Valorant 65−70
−194%
200−210
+194%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Valorant 30−35
−190%
90−95
+190%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 21−24
−195%
65−70
+195%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.05 18.24
Recency 6 January 2011 15 October 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 201.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP 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 graphics card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.

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