GeForce GTX 560 vs GTX 570

Place in the ranking	445	546
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.16	1.86
Power efficiency	3.19	3.27
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF110	GF114
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010 (14 years ago)	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 16% better value for money than GTX 560.

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	480	336
Core clock speed	732 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	219 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	99 °C
Texture fill rate	43.92	45.36
Floating-point processing power	1.405 TFLOPS	1.089 TFLOPS
ROPs	40	32
TMUs	60	56

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0 x 16	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	210 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
SLI options	+	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1280 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1900 MHz (3800 data rate)	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	152.0 GB/s	128.0 GB/s

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	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.1
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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 570 10.19
+42.5%

GTX 560 7.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 570 3926
+42.5%

GTX 560 2755

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.

GTX 570 4390
+44.9%

GTX 560 3030

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 570 13266
+58.9%

GTX 560 8351

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 570 52
+67.7%

GTX 560 31

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

80
+45.5%

55−60

−45.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

4.36

3.62

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+60%

10−11

−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60%	40−45 −60%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60%	40−45 −60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +51.1%	45−50 −51.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60%	40−45 −60%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+55.6%

18−20

−55.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +60%	40−45 −60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+70%

10−11

−70%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%