GeForce FX 5600 vs Radeon Pro 560X

Place in the ranking	464	1487
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.77	0.06
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	NV31
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	16 July 2018 (6 years ago)	6 March 2003 (21 year 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	1024	no data
Core clock speed	1004 MHz	325 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	80 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	37 Watt
Texture fill rate	64.26	1.300
Floating-point processing power	2.056 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	64	4

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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1270 MHz	250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.28 GB/s	8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	9.0a
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	1.5 (2.1)
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

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.

Pro 560X 9.56
+31767%

FX 5600 0.03

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.

Pro 560X 3677
+30542%

FX 5600 12

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	38	-0−1
1440p	41	-0−1
4K	16	-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	0−1
Metro Exodus	36	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	36	0−1
Valorant	46	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	44	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Dota 2	46	0−1
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	42	0−1
Fortnite	55−60	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	33	0−1
Metro Exodus	23	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	34	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30	0−1
Valorant	21	0−1
World of Tanks	86	0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	31	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20	0−1
Dota 2	69	0−1
Far Cry 5	37	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75	0−1
Valorant	26	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14	0−1
Elden Ring	12−14	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
World of Tanks	57	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8	0−1
Far Cry 5	24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Metro Exodus	18−20	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12	0−1
Valorant	19	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	13	0−1
Elden Ring	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	13	0−1
Metro Exodus	7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	26	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13	0−1
World of Tanks	30	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	20−22	0−1
Far Cry 5	12	0−1
Fortnite	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Valorant	9−10	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.56	0.03
Recency	16 July 2018	6 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	37 Watt

Pro 560X has a 31766.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5600, on the other hand, has 102.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 560X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation card while GeForce FX 5600 is a desktop one.

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