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

Place in the ranking	570	656
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Power efficiency	4.52	20.91
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	N12E-GS	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	26 October 2017 (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 cores	384	512
Core clock speed	775 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

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

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
Memory bus width	192 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX

12_1

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 6.48
+44%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50

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 Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.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
+1.7%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 3557

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 560M SLI 17484
+69.8%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294

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	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
4K	14−16 +40%	10 −40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11
+11.1%

−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +30%	10 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −28.6%	18 +28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −38.1%	58 +38.1%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −29.4%	22 +29.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +6.3%	16 −6.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +15.8%	19 −15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −27.5%	65 +27.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −87.5%	30 +87.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +30%	10 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +66.7%	6 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +40%	10 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +38.5%	13 −38.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −23.8%	52 +23.8%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +26.7%	30−33 −26.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	17 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +70%	10 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 −55%	31 +55%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −7.8%	55 +7.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +100%	8 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +85.7%	7 −85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +100%	5 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +100%	7 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +82.6%	23 −82.6%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +153%	15 −153%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +57.1%	14 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +150%	8 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +13.3%	45−50 −13.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+70%

−70%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +46.4%	27−30 −46.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+37.5%

8−9

−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4 +0%
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	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

This is how GTX 560M SLI and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

GTX 560M SLI is 41% faster in 1080p
GTX 560M SLI is 40% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 560M SLI is 500% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 560M SLI is ahead in 53 tests (79%)
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 10 tests (15%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.48	4.50
Recency	6 January 2011	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has a 44% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

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