GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Place in the ranking	488	744
Place by popularity	28	not in top-100
Power efficiency	41.40	3.04
Architecture	Vega (2017−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Vega	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2020 (5 years ago)	30 May 2011 (13 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	512	192
Core clock speed	no data	775 MHz
Boost clock speed	2100 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	24.80
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	24
TMUs	no data	32

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
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	-	2-way

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1536 MB
Memory bus width	no data	Up to 192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	Up to 60 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

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 API
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.00
+173%

GTX 560M 3.30

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891
+224%

GTX 560M 1820

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+141%

GTX 560M 9300

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743
+171%

GTX 560M 1380

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:

900p	80−85 +158%	31 −158%
Full HD	23 −60.9%	37 +60.9%
1440p	17 +183%	6−7 −183%
4K	9 +200%	3−4 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +171%	7−8 −171%
Elden Ring	18 +157%	7−8 −157%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +222%	9−10 −222%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +114%	7−8 −114%
Forza Horizon 4	32 +113%	14−16 −113%
Metro Exodus	27 +350%	6−7 −350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +200%	10−12 −200%
Valorant	44 +1367%	3−4 −1367%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +222%	9−10 −222%
Counter-Strike 2	9 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Dota 2	29 +222%	9−10 −222%
Elden Ring	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Far Cry 5	30 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Fortnite	50−55 +194%	18−20 −194%
Forza Horizon 4	27 +80%	14−16 −80%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +111%	9−10 −111%
Metro Exodus	19 +217%	6−7 −217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	57 +90%	30−33 −90%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 +9.1%	10−12 −9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Valorant	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
World of Tanks	48 −20.8%	55−60 +20.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +222%	9−10 −222%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Dota 2	48 +433%	9−10 −433%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +111%	18−20 −111%
Forza Horizon 4	23 +53.3%	14−16 −53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +137%	30−33 −137%
Valorant	37 +1133%	3−4 −1133%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Elden Ring	12 +300%	3−4 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 −4.5%	21−24 +4.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
World of Tanks	21 −9.5%	21−24 +9.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Metro Exodus	17 +183%	6−7 −183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Valorant	39 +290%	10−11 −290%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Dota 2	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Elden Ring	6 +500%	1−2 −500%
Grand Theft Auto V	10 −60%	16−18 +60%
Metro Exodus	6 +200%	2−3 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −60%	16−18 +60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Fortnite	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Valorant	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 560M compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 158% faster in 900p
GTX 560M is 61% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 183% faster in 1440p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 200% faster in 4K

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

in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1367% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 560M is 60% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 50 tests (85%)
GTX 560M is ahead in 9 tests (15%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.00	3.30
Recency	7 January 2020	30 May 2011
Chip lithography	7 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 172.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 471.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M in performance tests.

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