Radeon RX 5700 XT vs GeForce GTX 560

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon RX 5700 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
7.15

RX 5700 XT outperforms GTX 560 by a whopping 500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking54689
Place by popularitynot in top-10056
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.8647.01
Power efficiency3.2713.07
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF114Navi 10
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5700 XT has 2427% better value for money than GTX 560.

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 cores3362560
Core clock speed810 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1905 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36304.8
Floating-point processing power1.089 TFLOPS9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs56160

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 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length210 mm272 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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 GB8 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 HDMI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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+-
VR Readyno data+
Multi Monitorno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/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.

GTX 560 7.15
RX 5700 XT 42.90
+500%

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.

GTX 560 2756
RX 5700 XT 16531
+500%

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.

GTX 560 3030
RX 5700 XT 26189
+764%

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 HD18−21
−594%
125
+594%
1440p12−14
−533%
76
+533%
4K7−8
−543%
45
+543%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.063.19
1440p16.585.25
4K28.438.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 76
+0%
76
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110
+0%
110
+0%
Battlefield 5 199
+0%
199
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 118
+0%
118
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+0%
78
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 298
+0%
298
+0%
Hitman 3 84
+0%
84
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 313
+0%
313
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+0%
259
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 154
+0%
154
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91
+0%
91
+0%
Battlefield 5 165
+0%
165
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 107
+0%
107
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Far Cry 5 101
+0%
101
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 108
+0%
108
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 283
+0%
283
+0%
Hitman 3 86
+0%
86
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+0%
294
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 193
+0%
193
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 248
+0%
248
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+0%
62
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 73
+0%
73
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 148
+0%
148
+0%
Hitman 3 83
+0%
83
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 135
+0%
135
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 171
+0%
171
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 93
+0%
93
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 67
+0%
67
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+0%
108
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 84
+0%
84
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+0%
53
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+0%
59
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 273
+0%
273
+0%
Hitman 3 59
+0%
59
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 104
+0%
104
+0%
Metro Exodus 104
+0%
104
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+0%
119
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 241
+0%
241
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 79
+0%
79
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+0%
56
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 44
+0%
44
+0%
Hitman 3 45
+0%
45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Metro Exodus 65
+0%
65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
+0%
54
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+0%
35
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 33
+0%
33
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+0%
33
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 79
+0%
79
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 71
+0%
71
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+0%
40
+0%

This is how GTX 560 and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 XT is 594% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 XT is 533% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 XT is 543% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.15 42.90
Recency 17 May 2011 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 560 has 50% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 in performance tests.


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