Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce GTX 760

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 760
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
12.39
+0.6%

GeForce GTX 760 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking370373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.374.55
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2013 (10 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data
Current price$136 (0.5x MSRP)$129

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Sky 500 has 4% better value for money than GTX 760.

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 cores11521280
CUDA cores1152no data
Core clock speed980 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed1033 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate94.1 billion/sec76.00
Floating-point performance2,378 gflops2,432 gflops

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length9.5" (24.1 cm)242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Minimum recommended system power500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s154 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI supportno data1
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
PhysX+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+no 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.

GTX 760 12.39
+0.6%
Sky 500 12.32

GeForce GTX 760 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by 1% based on our aggregated 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%

GTX 760 4791
+0.6%
Sky 500 4763

GeForce GTX 760 outperforms Radeon Sky 500 by 1% 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 HD62
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Hitman 3 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.3%
24−27
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+5.7%
35−40
−5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Hitman 3 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

This is how GTX 760 and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 760 is 3% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.39 12.32
Recency 25 June 2013 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 150 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 760 and Radeon Sky 500.


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