Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GTX 560M

Place in the ranking	741	228
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.27
Power efficiency	3.04	9.69
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF116	Polaris 30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)	15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	192	2304
Core clock speed	775 MHz	1469 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.80	222.5
Floating-point processing power	0.5952 TFLOPS	7.119 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	32
TMUs	32	144

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	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
SLI options	2-way	-

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 60 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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 3.27

RX 590 24.34
+644%

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 560M 1260

RX 590 9390
+645%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 560M 1820

RX 590 23363
+1184%

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 9300

RX 590 48454
+421%

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 560M 1380

RX 590 16814
+1118%

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:

900p	31 −642%	230−240 +642%
Full HD	38 −161%	99 +161%
1440p	7−8 −700%	56 +700%
4K	4−5 −800%	36 +800%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.82
1440p	no data	4.98
4K	no data	7.75

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−567%

40−45
+567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −550%	65 +550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −4200%	86 +4200%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −2167%	136 +2167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −763%	69 +763%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1400%	90 +1400%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −900%	90 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1422%	274 +1422%
Hitman 3	8−9 −513%	45−50 +513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1154%	301 +1154%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −2380%	124 +2380%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1038%	91 +1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −977%	140 +977%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −580%	272 +580%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −1030%	113 +1030%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −3550%	73 +3550%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −1933%	122 +1933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −700%	64 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1133%	74 +1133%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −689%	71 +689%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1339%	259 +1339%
Hitman 3	8−9 −513%	45−50 +513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −1096%	287 +1096%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1840%	97 +1840%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −825%	74 +825%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −777%	114 +777%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −253%	50−55 +253%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −553%	261 +553%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −290%	39 +290%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −3000%	62 +3000%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −475%	46 +475%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −406%	91 +406%
Hitman 3	8−9 −513%	45−50 +513%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −300%	96 +300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −669%	100 +669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −240%	51 +240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +14.3%	35 −14.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−700%

64
+700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −667%	45−50 +667%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −640%	35−40 +640%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1800%	38 +1800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Hitman 3	8−9 −263%	27−30 +263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −800%	72 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −915%	203 +915%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−514%

43
+514%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −3800%	39 +3800%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1200%	26 +1200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −850%	19 +850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −4100%	42 +4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −4500%	46 +4500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1200%	13 +1200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−650%

30
+650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55 +0%	55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	58 +0%	58 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	70 +0%	70 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	57 +0%	57 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +0%	32 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +0%	40 +0%

This is how GTX 560M and RX 590 compete in popular games:

RX 590 is 642% faster in 900p
RX 590 is 161% faster in 1080p
RX 590 is 700% faster in 1440p
RX 590 is 800% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 560M is 14% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 4500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 560M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RX 590 is ahead in 61 test (85%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.27	24.34
Recency	30 May 2011	15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	175 Watt

GTX 560M has 133.3% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 644.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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