NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 vs AMD Radeon HD 7790

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Combined performance score

HD 7790
7.97
+12.9%

Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking479512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.071.64
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBonaireGF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2013 (11 years old)17 May 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $199
Current price$219 (1.5x MSRP)$76 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 has 53% better value for money than HD 7790.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores896336
Core clock speed1000 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data99 °C
Texture fill rate56.0045.36
Floating-point performance1,792 gflops1,088.6 gflops

Size and 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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length183 mm8.25" (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinTwo 6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s128.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

HD 7790 7.97
+12.9%
GTX 560 7.06

Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 13% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7790 3090
+13%
GTX 560 2735

Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 13% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 7790 4330
+42.9%
GTX 560 3030

Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 43% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.97 7.06
Recency 22 March 2013 17 May 2011
Cost $149 $199
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 150 Watt

The Radeon HD 7790 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 in performance tests.


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