GeForce GTX 560 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Aggregate performance score

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
2021
15 Watt
15.70
+121%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking319516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.64
Architectureno dataFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1GF114
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date30 March 2021 (3 years ago)17 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199
Current priceno data$76 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 coresno data336
Core clock speedno data810 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data99 °C
Texture fill rateno data45.36
Floating-point performanceno data1,088.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and GeForce GTX 560 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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data8.25" (21 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataTwo 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data4000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 Connectorsno dataTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Rayno data+
3D Gamingno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno 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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 15.70
+121%
GTX 560 7.09

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613
GTX 560 3030
+87.8%

GeForce GTX 560 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by 88% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD14
+133%
6−7
−133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+116%
50−55
−116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+116%
35−40
−116%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+121%
40−45
−121%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+116%
70−75
−116%
Hitman 3 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+119%
16
−119%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+112%
50−55
−112%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+116%
40−45
−116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+114%
14
−114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+116%
50−55
−116%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+116%
35−40
−116%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+121%
40−45
−121%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+116%
70−75
−116%
Hitman 3 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+106%
60−65
−106%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+100%
5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+116%
40−45
−116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+100%
12
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+112%
30−35
−112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+120%
24−27
−120%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+116%
35−40
−116%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+116%
70−75
−116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+106%
60−65
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+104%
45−50
−104%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+112%
30−35
−112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+120%
50−55
−120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+116%
40−45
−116%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+107%
27−30
−107%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+108%
12−14
−108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+117%
30−33
−117%
Hitman 3 40−45
+111%
18−20
−111%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+119%
30−35
−119%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+114%
27−30
−114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+107%
27−30
−107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+112%
24−27
−112%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Hitman 3 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+100%
14−16
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and GTX 560 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 133% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.70 7.09
Recency 30 March 2021 17 May 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop one.


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

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