AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • 1133.3x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 1000x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 57671 vs 18323
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 35.338
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 200.825
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 3335
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 3335
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 22 January 2015
Boost clock speed 1200-1275 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Texture fill rate 81.60 GTexel/s vs 72 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60-80 Watt vs 120 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 57671 vs 18323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.428 vs 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 257.062 vs 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 vs 3335

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1127 MHz vs 1090-1175 MHz
  • 928.1x better floating-point performance: 2,413 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 6065 vs 3646
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 675 vs 494
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 73.733 vs 56.81
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 792.44 vs 775.281
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.888 vs 4.602
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7218 vs 6571
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7218 vs 6571
  • Around 26% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2283 vs 1809
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1127 MHz vs 1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 6065 vs 3646
PassMark - G2D Mark 675 vs 494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 73.733 vs 56.81
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 792.44 vs 775.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.888 vs 4.602
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7218 vs 6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3691 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7218 vs 6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3691 vs 3688
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2283 vs 1809

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3646
6065
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
494
675
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
57671
18323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
56.81
73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
775.281
792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.602
4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
64.428
35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
257.062
200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6571
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3688
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6571
7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3688
3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3352
3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
1809
2283
Name AMD Radeon RX 560 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960
PassMark - G3D Mark 3646 6065
PassMark - G2D Mark 494 675
Geekbench - OpenCL 57671 18323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.81 73.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 775.281 792.44
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.602 4.888
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.428 35.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 257.062 200.825
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6571 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3688 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3352 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6571 7218
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3688 3691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3352 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1809 2283

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon RX 560 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Polaris 21 GM206
Design Radeon RX 500 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 18 April 2017 22 January 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $199
Place in performance rating 522 496
Price now $104.99 $229.99
Type Desktop, Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 54.35 34.63

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200-1275 MHz 1178 MHz
Compute units 14/16
Core clock speed 1090-1175 MHz 1127 MHz
Floating-point performance 2.6 TFLOPs 2,413 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 1024
Pixel fill rate 20.40 GP/s
Render output units 16
Stream Processors 896/1024
Texture fill rate 81.60 GTexel/s 72 billion / sec
Texture Units 64
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60-80 Watt 120 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,940 million
CUDA cores 1024

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 170 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 450 Watt 400 Watt
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options 2x

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 112 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost