NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M vs AMD Radeon Pro 560

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Combined performance score

Pro 560
8.96
+2.2%

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking447454
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money14.061.41
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 21N16P-GX
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 June 2017 (6 years old)12 March 2015 (9 years old)
Current price$127 $799
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro 560 has 897% better value for money than GTX 960M.

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 cores1024640
CUDA coresno data640
Core clock speed907 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1202 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate58.0547.04
Floating-point performance1,858 gflops1,505 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon Pro 560 and GeForce GTX 960M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5080 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.28 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMIno data+

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data
GameStreamno data+
GeForce ShadowPlayno data+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorksno data+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
BatteryBoostno data+
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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.

Pro 560 8.96
+2.2%
GTX 960M 8.77

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 2% 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%

Pro 560 3475
+2.2%
GTX 960M 3400

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 2% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Pro 560 5305
+0.5%
GTX 960M 5278

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 1% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

Pro 560 3892
GTX 960M 4318
+10.9%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon Pro 560 by 11% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Pro 560 23105
GTX 960M 30086
+30.2%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon Pro 560 by 30% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Pro 560 16007
+50.4%
GTX 960M 10646

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 50% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

Pro 560 198867
GTX 960M 226308
+13.8%

GeForce GTX 960M outperforms Radeon Pro 560 by 14% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

Pro 560 17029
+91.4%
GTX 960M 8898

Radeon Pro 560 outperforms GeForce GTX 960M by 91% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

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:

900p95−100
+0%
95
+0%
Full HD35−40
−2.9%
36
+2.9%
1440p14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
4K12−14
−8.3%
13
+8.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−31.6%
25
+31.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−26.7%
38
+26.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−27.3%
28
+27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−17.4%
27
+17.4%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−12.9%
35
+12.9%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−26.3%
24
+26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
19
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
−3.3%
31
+3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−13.6%
25
+13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−8.7%
25
+8.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
31
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+4.5%
21−24
−4.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−33.3%
24
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+72.7%
11
−72.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+15.4%
26
−15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.5%
23
+4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+24%
25
−24%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+28.6%
14
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+9.1%
11
−9.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−21.4%
17
+21.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−66.7%
10
+66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Pro 560 and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 0% faster than Pro 560

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 2.9% faster than Pro 560

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 7.1% faster than Pro 560

4K resolution:

  • GTX 960M is 8.3% faster than Pro 560

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 560 is 100% faster than the GTX 960M.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 66.7% faster than the Pro 560.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 560 is ahead in 14 tests (21%)
  • GTX 960M is ahead in 16 tests (24%)
  • there's a draw in 38 tests (56%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.96 8.77
Recency 5 June 2017 12 March 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 75 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 560 and GeForce GTX 960M. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 960M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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