Radeon RX 6850M XT vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

Place in the ranking	579	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.50	18.85
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N12E-GS	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	4 January 2022 (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	2560
Core clock speed	775 MHz	2321 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2581 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	165 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	413.0
Floating-point processing power	no data	13.21 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	64
TMUs	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	384.0 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 560M SLI 6.24

RX 6850M XT 43.13
+591%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 560M SLI 3616

RX 6850M XT 42016
+1062%

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	18−21 −672%	139 +672%
1440p	12−14 −625%	87 +625%
4K	9−10 −644%	67 +644%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1131%	160 +1131%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −423%	68 +423%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −1000%	297 +1000%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −714%	110−120 +714%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −512%	100−110 +512%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −353%	85−90 +353%
Valorant	21−24 −736%	180−190 +736%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −308%	53 +308%
Dota 2	21−24 −430%	122 +430%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −46.7%	44 +46.7%
Fortnite	35−40 −385%	180−190 +385%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −859%	259 +859%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −714%	110−120 +714%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −473%	126 +473%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −153%	43 +153%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −289%	210−220 +289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −353%	85−90 +353%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −720%	160−170 +720%
Valorant	21−24 −736%	180−190 +736%
World of Tanks	100−110 −174%	270−280 +174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 −455%	110−120 +455%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −654%	95−100 +654%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −238%	44 +238%
Dota 2	21−24 −313%	95 +313%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −247%	100−110 +247%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −741%	227 +741%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 −714%	110−120 +714%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −289%	210−220 +289%
Valorant	21−24 −736%	180−190 +736%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7−8 −1171%	89 +1171%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −1171%	89 +1171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −338%	160−170 +338%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −840%	45−50 +840%
World of Tanks	45−50 −509%	280−290 +509%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −618%	75−80 +618%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −367%	28 +367%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −936%	140−150 +936%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1283%	166 +1283%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 −756%	75−80 +756%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −956%	95−100 +956%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −822%	80−85 +822%
Valorant	16−18 −788%	150−160 +788%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Dota 2	18−20 −450%	99 +450%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −482%	99 +482%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −689%	150−160 +689%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −482%	99 +482%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −980%	50−55 +980%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −550%	13 +550%
Dota 2	18−20 −333%	78 +333%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −788%	70−75 +788%
Fortnite	6−7 −1033%	65−70 +1033%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −1214%	92 +1214%
Forza Horizon 5	4−5 −1000%	40−45 +1000%
Valorant	6−7 −1267%	80−85 +1267%

This is how GTX 560M SLI and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:

RX 6850M XT is 672% faster in 1080p
RX 6850M XT is 625% faster in 1440p
RX 6850M XT is 644% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 1283% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 6850M XT surpassed GTX 560M SLI in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.24	43.13
Recency	6 January 2011	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	165 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has 65% lower power consumption.

RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 591.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M SLI in performance tests.

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