GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT and GeForce GTX 560 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.72
+198%

RX 5500 XT outperforms GTX 560 Ti by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking237520
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.681.84
Power efficiency12.593.23
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameNavi 14GF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)25 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500 XT has 2491% better value for money than GTX 560 Ti.

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 cores1408384
Core clock speed1607 MHz823 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate162.452.67
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS1.263 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8864

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length180 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin2x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s128.3 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.72
+198%
GTX 560 Ti 7.96

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.

RX 5500 XT 9122
+198%
GTX 560 Ti 3059

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.

RX 5500 XT 19499
+386%
GTX 560 Ti 4013

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5500 XT 68429
+342%
GTX 560 Ti 15494

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.

RX 5500 XT 14305
+312%
GTX 560 Ti 3470

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.

RX 5500 XT 44514
+315%
GTX 560 Ti 10723

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:

900p180−190
+186%
63
−186%
Full HD77
+22.2%
63
−22.2%
1440p42
+200%
14−16
−200%
4K25
+213%
8−9
−213%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.19
+80.1%
3.95
−80.1%
1440p4.02
+342%
17.79
−342%
4K6.76
+360%
31.13
−360%
  • RX 5500 XT has 80% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT has 342% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT has 360% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 66
+313%
16−18
−313%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+388%
16−18
−388%
Elden Ring 78
+255%
21−24
−255%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+181%
24−27
−181%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+213%
16−18
−213%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+250%
16−18
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 133
+316%
30−35
−316%
Metro Exodus 99
+371%
21−24
−371%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+391%
21−24
−391%
Valorant 139
+415%
27−30
−415%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+181%
24−27
−181%
Counter-Strike 2 41
+156%
16−18
−156%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+163%
16−18
−163%
Dota 2 112
+300%
27−30
−300%
Elden Ring 94
+327%
21−24
−327%
Far Cry 5 43
+26.5%
30−35
−26.5%
Fortnite 120−130
+157%
45−50
−157%
Forza Horizon 4 108
+238%
30−35
−238%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+236%
27−30
−236%
Metro Exodus 66
+214%
21−24
−214%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+141%
60−65
−141%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+77.3%
21−24
−77.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Valorant 84
+211%
27−30
−211%
World of Tanks 250−260
+110%
120−130
−110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+181%
24−27
−181%
Counter-Strike 2 35
+119%
16−18
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+125%
16−18
−125%
Dota 2 143
+411%
27−30
−411%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+118%
30−35
−118%
Forza Horizon 4 95
+197%
30−35
−197%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+141%
60−65
−141%
Valorant 114
+322%
27−30
−322%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 44
+389%
9−10
−389%
Elden Ring 51
+410%
10−11
−410%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+389%
9−10
−389%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+335%
40−45
−335%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+243%
7−8
−243%
World of Tanks 150−160
+177%
55−60
−177%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+90%
10−11
−90%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+300%
16−18
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 66
+313%
16−18
−313%
Metro Exodus 60
+362%
12−14
−362%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Valorant 91
+355%
20−22
−355%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Dota 2 42
+121%
18−20
−121%
Elden Ring 20
+400%
4−5
−400%
Grand Theft Auto V 42
+133%
18−20
−133%
Metro Exodus 19
+533%
3−4
−533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+213%
21−24
−213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
+133%
18−20
−133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Dota 2 78
+311%
18−20
−311%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%
Fortnite 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+322%
9−10
−322%
Valorant 25
+213%
8−9
−213%

This is how RX 5500 XT and GTX 560 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 XT is 186% faster in 900p
  • RX 5500 XT is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT is 200% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT is 213% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 950% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 5500 XT surpassed GTX 560 Ti in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.72 7.96
Recency 12 December 2019 25 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 170 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 198% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 Ti in performance tests.


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