UHD Graphics vs GeForce GTX 560M

Place in the ranking	743	602
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Power efficiency	3.04	38.89
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code name	GF116	Jasper Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2011 (13 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 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	192	256
Core clock speed	775 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	750 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.80	12.00
Floating-point processing power	0.5952 TFLOPS	0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	8
TMUs	32	16

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)	Ring Bus
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	Up to 192 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	Up to 60 GB/s	no data
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

Supported technologies

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

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_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
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

UHD Graphics 5.58
+70.6%

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

UHD Graphics 2151
+70.7%

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 −61.3%	50−55 +61.3%
Full HD	38 −57.9%	60−65 +57.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−66.7%

10−11

+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −60%	16−18 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −61.5%	21−24 +61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −60%	24−27 +60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −62.5%	65−70 +62.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−50%

12−14

+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Hitman 3	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −50%	30−33 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−42.9%

10−11

+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−50%

6−7
+50%

This is how GTX 560M and UHD Graphics compete in popular games:

UHD Graphics is 61% faster in 900p
UHD Graphics is 58% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.27	5.58
Recency	30 May 2011	11 January 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	10 Watt

UHD Graphics has a 70.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

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

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