AMD Radeon Pro 560X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Pro 560X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560X

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 90 Watt
846.7x more memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 711 vs 642
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17548 vs 16715
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 62.405 vs 29.738
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 247.728 vs 231.508

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 July 2018 vs 20 August 2015
Pipelines	1024 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 90 Watt
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz vs 6.6 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	711 vs 642
Geekbench - OpenCL	17548 vs 16715
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	62.405 vs 29.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	247.728 vs 231.508

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1024 MHz vs 1004 MHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5345 vs 3678
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 60.473 vs 48.494
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 758.865 vs 679.583
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.279 vs 3.96
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6803 vs 5367
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3697 vs 2495
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6803 vs 5367
Around 48% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3697 vs 2495

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1024 MHz vs 1004 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5345 vs 3678
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	60.473 vs 48.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	758.865 vs 679.583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.279 vs 3.96
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6803 vs 5367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3697 vs 2495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6803 vs 5367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3697 vs 2495
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3678

5345

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

711

642

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

17548

16715

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

48.494

60.473

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

679.583

758.865

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.96

4.279

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

62.405

29.738

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

247.728

231.508

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5367

6803

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2495

3697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3356

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5367

6803

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2495

3697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3356

Name	AMD Radeon Pro 560X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
PassMark - G3D Mark	3678	5345
PassMark - G2D Mark	711	642
Geekbench - OpenCL	17548	16715
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	48.494	60.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	679.583	758.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.96	4.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	62.405	29.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	247.728	231.508
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5367	6803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2495	3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5367	6803
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2495	3697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		104

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro 560X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Maxwell 2.0
Code name	Polaris 21	GM206
Launch date	16 July 2018	20 August 2015
Place in performance rating	550	551
Type	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$159
Price now		$194.44
Value for money (0-100)		30.06
Technical info
Core clock speed	1004 MHz	1024 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	768
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	90 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,940 million
Boost clock speed		1188 MHz
CUDA cores		768
Floating-point performance		1,825 gflops
Texture fill rate		49.2 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pins
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		7.938" (20.2 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		350 Watt
SLI options		2x
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	6.6 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		105.6 GB / s
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround