Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile vs Radeon RX 560X

Place in the ranking	498	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.91	22.52
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	TU106
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years 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	2304
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	945 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1380 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	198.7
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	6.359 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	64	144
Tensor Cores	no data	288
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	112.0 GB/s	448.0 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
CUDA	-	7.5

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 560X 8.65

RTX 3000 Mobile 26.26
+204%

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 560X 3332

RTX 3000 Mobile 10116
+204%

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	30−35 −247%	104 +247%
4K	27−30 −226%	88 +226%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	77 +0%	77 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	39 +0%	39 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Hitman 3	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	56 +0%	56 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

65−70

+0%

65−70

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Hitman 3	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

This is how RX 560X and RTX 3000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3000 Mobile is 247% faster in 1080p
RTX 3000 Mobile is 226% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.65	26.26
Recency	11 April 2018	27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt

RX 560X has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 203.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560X is a desktop card while Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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