GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Radeon RX 560
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 560 and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms RX 560 by a whopping 722% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 435 | 8 |
| Place by popularity | 59 | 35 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.54 | 33.13 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $699 |
| Current price | $381 (3.8x MSRP) | $719 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX 4070 SUPER has 2051% better value for money than RX 560.
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 | 7168 |
| Core clock speed | 1175 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1275 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 584.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,611 gflops | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 285 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 16-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 504.2 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
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.
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 560 by 722% 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%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms Radeon RX 560 by 722% in Passmark.
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
−494%
| 208
+494%
|
| 1440p | 16−18
−750%
| 136
+750%
|
| 4K | 10−12
−730%
| 83
+730%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−779%
|
120−130
+779%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−769%
|
130−140
+769%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−804%
|
240−250
+804%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−743%
|
110−120
+743%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−824%
|
190−200
+824%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−781%
|
230−240
+781%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
−779%
|
120−130
+779%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−837%
|
300−350
+837%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−819%
|
140−150
+819%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−786%
|
120−130
+786%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
−768%
|
434
+768%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−839%
|
169
+839%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−779%
|
120−130
+779%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−769%
|
130−140
+769%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−804%
|
240−250
+804%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−743%
|
110−120
+743%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−824%
|
190−200
+824%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−781%
|
230−240
+781%
|
| Hitman 3 | 14−16
−779%
|
120−130
+779%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−837%
|
300−350
+837%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
−819%
|
140−150
+819%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−786%
|
120−130
+786%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
−756%
|
428
+756%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−724%
|
412
+724%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−781%
|
140−150
+781%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−779%
|
120−130
+779%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16−18
−769%
|
130−140
+769%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
−757%
|
120−130
+757%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
−743%
|
110−120
+743%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
−781%
|
230−240
+781%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 35−40
−837%
|
300−350
+837%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
−747%
|
381
+747%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−738%
|
201
+738%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 16−18
−769%
|
139
+769%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−786%
|
120−130
+786%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−822%
|
160−170
+822%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
−800%
|
140−150
+800%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
−820%
|
90−95
+820%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−733%
|
100−105
+733%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
−825%
|
110−120
+825%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−771%
|
183
+771%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−833%
|
190−200
+833%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
−850%
|
110−120
+850%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
−758%
|
200−210
+758%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−786%
|
120−130
+786%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−33
−783%
|
265
+783%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−756%
|
154
+756%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 12−14
−800%
|
108
+800%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
−771%
|
120−130
+771%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−780%
|
85−90
+780%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
−763%
|
65−70
+763%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
−775%
|
70−75
+775%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−793%
|
120−130
+793%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
−840%
|
94
+840%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−731%
|
133
+731%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−738%
|
65−70
+738%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
−814%
|
60−65
+814%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
−767%
|
50−55
+767%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−722%
|
140−150
+722%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
−793%
|
120−130
+793%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
−850%
|
95−100
+850%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 7−8
−786%
|
62
+786%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
−800%
|
90−95
+800%
|
This is how RX 560 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 494% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 750% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4070 SUPER is 730% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.45 | 77.65 |
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 17 January 2024 |
| Cost | $99 | $699 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 220 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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