GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon RX Vega 56
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce GTX 560 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega 56 outperforms 560 SE by a whopping 604% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 200 | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.17 | 0.13 |
| Power efficiency | 11.40 | 2.27 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | GF114 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 August 2017 (8 years ago) | 20 February 2012 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $89.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX Vega 56 has 13877% better value for money than GTX 560 SE.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3584 | 288 |
| Core clock speed | 1156 MHz | 736 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1471 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 329.5 | 35.33 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.54 TFLOPS | 0.8479 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 24 |
| TMUs | 224 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 384 KB |
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 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 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 type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 957 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 91.87 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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 | 115
+619%
| 16−18
−619%
|
| 1440p | 77
+670%
| 10−12
−670%
|
| 4K | 50
+614%
| 7−8
−614%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.47
+62.1%
| 5.62
−62.1%
|
| 1440p | 5.18
+73.7%
| 9.00
−73.7%
|
| 4K | 7.98
+61.1%
| 12.86
−61.1%
|
- RX Vega 56 has 62% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX Vega 56 has 74% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX Vega 56 has 61% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+642%
|
24−27
−642%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 80−85
+700%
|
10−11
−700%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 151
+619%
|
21−24
−619%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+642%
|
24−27
−642%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 98
+717%
|
12−14
−717%
|
| Fortnite | 150
+614%
|
21−24
−614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 141
+683%
|
18−20
−683%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+614%
|
14−16
−614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 153
+629%
|
21−24
−629%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+630%
|
27−30
−630%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140
+678%
|
18−20
−678%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+642%
|
24−27
−642%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+691%
|
35−40
−691%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+656%
|
18−20
−656%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+675%
|
12−14
−675%
|
| Fortnite | 139
+672%
|
18−20
−672%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 134
+644%
|
18−20
−644%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−105
+614%
|
14−16
−614%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+683%
|
12−14
−683%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70
+678%
|
9−10
−678%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 137
+661%
|
18−20
−661%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 124
+675%
|
16−18
−675%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+630%
|
27−30
−630%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 131
+628%
|
18−20
−628%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+656%
|
18−20
−656%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+642%
|
12−14
−642%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 109
+679%
|
14−16
−679%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 120
+650%
|
16−18
−650%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+630%
|
27−30
−630%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 108
+671%
|
14−16
−671%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
+637%
|
30−33
−637%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+688%
|
8−9
−688%
|
| Metro Exodus | 42
+740%
|
5−6
−740%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+629%
|
24−27
−629%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+677%
|
30−33
−677%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 99
+607%
|
14−16
−607%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 88
+633%
|
12−14
−633%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+686%
|
7−8
−686%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 74
+640%
|
10−11
−640%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50
+614%
|
7−8
−614%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 44
+633%
|
6−7
−633%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
+607%
|
27−30
−607%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55
+686%
|
7−8
−686%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+750%
|
4−5
−750%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
| Dota 2 | 95−100
+700%
|
12−14
−700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+680%
|
5−6
−680%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 59
+638%
|
8−9
−638%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 44
+633%
|
6−7
−633%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 37
+640%
|
5−6
−640%
|
This is how RX Vega 56 and GTX 560 SE compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 56 is 619% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 56 is 670% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 56 is 614% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 31.10 | 4.42 |
| Recency | 14 August 2017 | 20 February 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 150 Watt |
RX Vega 56 has a 604% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 560 SE, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 SE in performance tests.
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