GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Radeon R9 M390X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M390X and GeForce GTX 560M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M390X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.33
+43.3%

R9 M390X outperforms GTX 560M SLI by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking473573
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.534.46
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameAmethystN12E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2011 (13 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 cores2048384
Core clock speed723 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate92.54no data
Floating-point processing power2.961 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 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
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCLNot Listedno data
Vulkan+-
Mantle+-

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.

R9 M390X 9.33
+43.3%
GTX 560M SLI 6.51

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.

R9 M390X 9448
+161%
GTX 560M SLI 3616

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+47.6%
40−45
−47.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+36.8%
35−40
−36.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+70.6%
16−18
−70.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+19.6%
50−55
−19.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+47.6%
40−45
−47.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+36.8%
35−40
−36.8%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+70.6%
16−18
−70.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+19.6%
50−55
−19.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+47.6%
40−45
−47.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+36.8%
35−40
−36.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+40.9%
21−24
−40.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+19.6%
50−55
−19.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+100%
20−22
−100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+43.9%
40−45
−43.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+124%
16−18
−124%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
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
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

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

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390X is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R9 M390X surpassed GTX 560M SLI in all 71 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.33 6.51
Recency 5 May 2015 6 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R9 M390X has a 43.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M390X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M SLI in performance tests.


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