GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire with GeForce GTX 560, including specs and performance data.

HD 7970M Crossfire
2012
200 Watt
16.03
+124%

HD 7970M Crossfire outperforms GTX 560 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking337546
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.86
Power efficiency5.493.27
ArchitectureGCN (2012−2015)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameWimbledon XTGF114
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)17 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2560336
Core clock speed850 MHz810 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data99 °C
Texture fill rateno data45.36
Floating-point processing powerno data1.089 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data56

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 supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 amountno data1 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 dataTwo 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.

DirectX11.112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.1
OpenCLno data1.1
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:

900p132
+140%
55−60
−140%
Full HD101
+124%
45−50
−124%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+129%
45−50
−129%
Hitman 3 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+129%
24−27
−129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+129%
45−50
−129%
Hitman 3 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+129%
24−27
−129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+129%
14−16
−129%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+129%
45−50
−129%
Hitman 3 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+152%
21−24
−152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+146%
35−40
−146%
Hitman 3 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+150%
12−14
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
+145%
40−45
−145%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Hitman 3 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+131%
35−40
−131%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+144%
9−10
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%

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 124% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.03 7.15
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 124.2% 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.


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

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
GeForce GTX 560

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2.1 19 votes

Rate Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 1079 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 560 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.