Playstation 5 GPU vs GeForce GTX 560

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking546not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.86no data
Power efficiency3.27no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF114Oberon Plus
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)28 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3362304
Core clock speed810 MHz2233 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2233 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million10,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36321.6
Floating-point processing power1.089 TFLOPS10.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs56144

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length210 mm390 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.1N/A
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 May 2011 28 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 180 Watt

GTX 560 has 20% lower power consumption.

Playstation 5 GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 560 and Playstation 5 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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