Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs R9 M275X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M275X with Radeon RX 560X Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 M275X
2014
4 GB GDDR5
3.98

RX 560X Mobile outperforms R9 M275X by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking657393
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.10
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Polaris (2016−2019)
GPU code nameVenusPolaris 11
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 January 2014 (10 years ago)5 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price$9.99 $520

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores6401024
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz1172 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60-80 Watt
Texture fill rate37.0081.60
Floating-point performance1,184 gflops2,611 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M275X and Radeon RX 560X Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)

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 amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s92.8 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity1no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration-no data
Enduro-no data
FreeSync1+
HD3D+no data
PowerTune+no data
DualGraphics1no data
TrueAudio-no data
ZeroCore+no data
Switchable graphics1no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1112 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
Mantle+no data

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 HD12−14
−200%
36
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 23
−161%
60−65
+161%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
−160%
65−70
+160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30
−167%
80−85
+167%
Battlefield 5 49
−165%
130−140
+165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−165%
45−50
+165%
Far Cry 5 35
−171%
95−100
+171%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
−162%
110−120
+162%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−169%
140−150
+169%
Hitman 3 24
−171%
65−70
+171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Metro Exodus 45
−167%
120−130
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 47
−177%
130−140
+177%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
−175%
140−150
+175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 29
−176%
80−85
+176%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21
−162%
55−60
+162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
−162%
55−60
+162%
Battlefield 5 36
−178%
100−105
+178%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Far Cry 5 29
−176%
80−85
+176%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−168%
75−80
+168%
Forza Horizon 4 105
−176%
290−300
+176%
Hitman 3 23
−161%
60−65
+161%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Metro Exodus 35
−171%
95−100
+171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
−171%
95−100
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
−162%
110−120
+162%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 36
−178%
100−105
+178%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−150%
40−45
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−169%
35−40
+169%
Far Cry 5 21
−162%
55−60
+162%
Forza Horizon 4 38
−163%
100−105
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 37
−170%
100−105
+170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−173%
60−65
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
−173%
30−33
+173%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
−167%
80−85
+167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−173%
60−65
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−163%
50−55
+163%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Hitman 3 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−165%
45−50
+165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Hitman 3 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%

This is how R9 M275X and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 560X Mobile is 200% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.98 11.09
Recency 28 January 2014 5 January 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

The Radeon RX 560X Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M275X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M275X is a desktop card while Radeon RX 560X Mobile is a notebook one.


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