GeForce GTX 560 vs GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce GTX 560, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.77
+50.8%

GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms GTX 560 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
GTX 560 GTX 560

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking428546
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.301.86
Power efficiency3.003.31
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK110BGF114
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)17 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560 has 43% better value for money than GTX 780 Rev. 2.

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 cores2304336
Core clock speed863 MHz810 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data99 °C
Texture fill rate173.245.36
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS1.089 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs19256

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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s128.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.77 7.14
Recency 10 September 2013 17 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has a 50.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 560, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 in performance tests.

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

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