Radeon RX 560 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti and Radeon RX 560, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.66
+278%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms RX 560 by a whopping 278% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking140476
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.331.48
Power efficiency9.848.68
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGM200Polaris 21
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GTX 980 Ti has 868% better value for money than RX 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 cores28161024
Core clock speed1000 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate189.481.60
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs9616
TMUs17664

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mm170 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.21x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.66
+278%
RX 560 9.44

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 980 Ti 13788
+278%
RX 560 3651

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 980 Ti 42988
+151%
RX 560 17125

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 980 Ti 52856
+189%
RX 560 18272

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 HD100
+186%
35
−186%
1440p49
+308%
12−14
−308%
4K50
+317%
12−14
−317%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.49
−129%
2.83
+129%
1440p13.24
−60.5%
8.25
+60.5%
4K12.98
−57.3%
8.25
+57.3%
  • RX 560 has 129% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 560 has 61% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 560 has 57% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+308%
24−27
−308%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+306%
18−20
−306%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+322%
18−20
−322%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+308%
24−27
−308%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+300%
30−33
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+306%
18−20
−306%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+322%
18−20
−322%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+296%
27−30
−296%
Fortnite 140−150
+326%
35−40
−326%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+304%
24−27
−304%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+280%
35−40
−280%
Valorant 200−210
+308%
50−55
−308%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+308%
24−27
−308%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+300%
30−33
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+306%
18−20
−306%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+296%
70−75
−296%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+322%
18−20
−322%
Dota 2 130−140
+297%
35−40
−297%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+296%
27−30
−296%
Fortnite 140−150
+326%
35−40
−326%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+330%
30−33
−330%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+304%
24−27
−304%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+278%
9−10
−278%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+333%
18−20
−333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+280%
35−40
−280%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+311%
27−30
−311%
Valorant 200−210
+308%
50−55
−308%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 94
+292%
24−27
−292%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+306%
18−20
−306%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+322%
18−20
−322%
Dota 2 130−140
+297%
35−40
−297%
Far Cry 5 77
+328%
18−20
−328%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+300%
18−20
−300%
Forza Horizon 5 95−100
+304%
24−27
−304%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 72
+300%
18−20
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+321%
14−16
−321%
Valorant 200−210
+308%
50−55
−308%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+319%
21−24
−319%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+300%
7−8
−300%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+282%
60−65
−282%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+306%
16−18
−306%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+292%
12−14
−292%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+289%
45−50
−289%
Valorant 230−240
+298%
60−65
−298%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+319%
21−24
−319%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+311%
9−10
−311%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+339%
18−20
−339%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+283%
24−27
−283%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+321%
14−16
−321%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+329%
14−16
−329%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+305%
21−24
−305%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+339%
18−20
−339%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+329%
7−8
−329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+340%
10−11
−340%
Valorant 200−210
+304%
50−55
−304%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+300%
10−11
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Dota 2 132
+340%
30−33
−340%
Far Cry 5 30
+329%
7−8
−329%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+320%
10−11
−320%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+289%
9−10
−289%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+333%
6−7
−333%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
+300%
8−9
−300%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and RX 560 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 186% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 308% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 317% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.66 9.44
Recency 2 June 2015 18 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 277.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 in performance tests.

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