GeForce 920MX vs Radeon RX 560

Place in performance ranking	435	760
Place by popularity	59	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.54	0.07
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	N16V-GMR
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	25 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	no data
Current price	$381 (3.8x MSRP)	$1597

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 has 2100% better value for money than GeForce 920MX.

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 cores	1024	256
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	965 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	993 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	16 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	23.83
Floating-point performance	2,611 gflops	602.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 560 and GeForce 920MX 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.

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	14.4 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	no data	2.0
Optimus	no data	+
GameWorks	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	no 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.

RX 560 9.44
+237%

GeForce 920MX 2.80

Radeon RX 560 outperforms GeForce 920MX by 237% based on our aggregate 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%

RX 560 3647
+238%

GeForce 920MX 1080

Radeon RX 560 outperforms GeForce 920MX by 238% in Passmark.

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%

RX 560 18780
+378%

GeForce 920MX 3930

Radeon RX 560 outperforms GeForce 920MX by 378% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Benchmark coverage: 5%

RX 560 18272
+477%

GeForce 920MX 3168

Radeon RX 560 outperforms GeForce 920MX by 477% 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:

Full HD

35
+75%

−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+300%

1−2

−300%

This is how RX 560 and GeForce 920MX compete in popular games:

RX 560 is 75% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.44	2.80
Recency	18 April 2017	25 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	16 Watt