GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with GeForce GTX 560, including specs and performance data.
HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GTX 560 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 347 | 555 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.89 |
| Power efficiency | 5.49 | 3.29 |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Wimbledon XT | GF114 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 17 May 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2560 | 336 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 810 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 99 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 45.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.089 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 56 |
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 | no data | 16x PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 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 data | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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 | 132
+140%
| 55−60
−140%
|
| Full HD | 102
+127%
| 45−50
−127%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.42 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+138%
|
16−18
−138%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+138%
|
16−18
−138%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+143%
|
21−24
−143%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+140%
|
35−40
−140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+128%
|
18−20
−128%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+129%
|
24−27
−129%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+144%
|
50−55
−144%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+138%
|
16−18
−138%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 200−210
+135%
|
85−90
−135%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+135%
|
40−45
−135%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+143%
|
21−24
−143%
|
| Fortnite | 80−85
+140%
|
35−40
−140%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+128%
|
18−20
−128%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 55−60
+138%
|
24−27
−138%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+129%
|
24−27
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+128%
|
18−20
−128%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+144%
|
50−55
−144%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+141%
|
27−30
−141%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Dota 2 | 90−95
+135%
|
40−45
−135%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+143%
|
21−24
−143%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+133%
|
27−30
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 40−45
+128%
|
18−20
−128%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+129%
|
24−27
−129%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+128%
|
18−20
−128%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+144%
|
50−55
−144%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 80−85
+140%
|
35−40
−140%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+147%
|
45−50
−147%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+140%
|
10−11
−140%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+129%
|
65−70
−129%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+135%
|
65−70
−135%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+133%
|
18−20
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+136%
|
14−16
−136%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+131%
|
16−18
−131%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+125%
|
12−14
−125%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+140%
|
10−11
−140%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+136%
|
14−16
−136%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+137%
|
35−40
−137%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+144%
|
9−10
−144%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 50−55
+152%
|
21−24
−152%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+160%
|
10−11
−160%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
This is how HD 7970M Crossfire and GTX 560 compete in popular games:
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 140% faster in 900p
- HD 7970M Crossfire is 127% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.03 | 7.20 |
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 17 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 150 Watt |
HD 7970M Crossfire has a 122.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 560, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop one.
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