GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce GTX 560M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.92
+21.1%

GTX 860M outperforms GTX 560M SLI by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking522575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.274.50
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107N12E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 January 2014 (11 years ago)6 January 2011 (14 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 cores1152 or 640384
Core clock speed797 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate43.40no data
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 amount4 GBno data
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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 860M 7.92
+21.1%
GTX 560M SLI 6.54

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 860M 4902
+35.6%
GTX 560M SLI 3616

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 860M 19216
+9.9%
GTX 560M SLI 17484

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:

900p91
+21.3%
75−80
−21.3%
Full HD36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
4K14
+40%
10−12
−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Elden Ring 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
Valorant 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Dota 2 17
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Elden Ring 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Fortnite 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 26
+18.2%
21−24
−18.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+16.7%
50−55
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+15.8%
18−20
−15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+20%
20−22
−20%
Valorant 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
World of Tanks 120−130
+17.6%
100−110
−17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Dota 2 27−30
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+23.1%
24−27
−23.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+16.7%
50−55
−16.7%
Valorant 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Elden Ring 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+5.3%
35−40
−5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
World of Tanks 55−60
+21.3%
45−50
−21.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Valorant 20−22
+17.6%
16−18
−17.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Elden Ring 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Fortnite 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

This is how GTX 860M and GTX 560M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M is 21% faster in 900p
  • GTX 860M is 33% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 860M is 40% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 860M is 50% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 560M SLI is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 860M is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
  • GTX 560M SLI is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.92 6.54
Recency 13 January 2014 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 860M has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M SLI in performance tests.


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