GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs GTX 560M SLI

Place in the ranking	571	687
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.52	1.92
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	N12E-GS	N10E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 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	384	256
Core clock speed	775 MHz	576 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt

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

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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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1020 MHz
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	10
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 560M SLI 6.48
+56.5%

GTX 285M SLI 4.14

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

GTX 560M SLI 17484
+55.6%

GTX 285M SLI 11233

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 HD

90−95
+50%

−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−11
+42.9%

7−8

−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +68%	24−27 −68%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +18.6%	40−45 −18.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +68%	24−27 −68%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +18.6%	40−45 −18.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +68%	24−27 −68%
Hitman 3	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +35.7%	27−30 −35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +18.6%	40−45 −18.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+54.5%

10−12

−54.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Hitman 3	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +57.7%	24−27 −57.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+37.5%

8−9

−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

This is how GTX 560M SLI and GTX 285M SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 560M SLI is 50% faster in 1080p

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 560M SLI is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 560M SLI surpassed GTX 285M SLI in all 65 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.48	4.14
Recency	6 January 2011	2 March 2009
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has a 56.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.

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