Radeon RX 560X vs GeForce GTX 880M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 880M with Radeon RX 560X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 880M
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.89
+19.4%

GTX 880M outperforms RX 560X by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking449500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.857.97
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK104Polaris 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 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 cores15361024
Core clock speed954 MHz1175 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1275 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate127.181.60
Floating-point processing power3.05 TFLOPS2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12864

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 amount8 GB4 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 880M 9.89
+19.4%
RX 560X 8.28

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 880M 3817
+19.4%
RX 560X 3196

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 880M 14789
RX 560X 16450
+11.2%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 880M 13675
RX 560X 19947
+45.9%

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:

900p135
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Full HD55
+22.2%
45−50
−22.2%
4K24
+33.3%
18−21
−33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+26%
50−55
−26%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+20%
85−90
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+26%
50−55
−26%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%
Hitman 3 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+20%
45−50
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+26%
50−55
−26%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+24%
50−55
−24%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+20%
35−40
−20%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

This is how GTX 880M and RX 560X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 880M is 23% faster in 900p
  • GTX 880M is 22% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 880M is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.89 8.28
Recency 12 March 2014 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 880M has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 560X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 62.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 880M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 560X is a desktop one.


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

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