NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE 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 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher pipelines: 336 vs 288
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 49% higher maximum memory size: 1526 MB vs 1 GB
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6858 vs 6235
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.72 vs 1.693
  • Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.916 vs 27.232
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 52.899 vs 50.114
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3627 vs 3114
  • Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3627 vs 3114
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 22 March 2012 vs 20 February 2012
Pipelines 336 vs 288
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size 1526 MB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 6858 vs 6235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.72 vs 1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.916 vs 27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 52.899 vs 50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3627 vs 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3627 vs 3114

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

  • Around 23% higher core clock speed: 736 MHz vs 598 MHz
  • Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 35.33 GTexel / s vs 33.5 billion / sec
  • Around 5% better floating-point performance: 847.9 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
  • 2.6x more memory clock speed: 3828 MHz vs 1500 MHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1914 vs 1737
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 423 vs 303
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.456 vs 15.053
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 618.773 vs 588.645
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2970 vs 2731
  • Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2970 vs 2731
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 736 MHz vs 598 MHz
Texture fill rate 35.33 GTexel / s vs 33.5 billion / sec
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1914 vs 1737
PassMark - G2D Mark 423 vs 303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 18.456 vs 15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 618.773 vs 588.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2970 vs 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3346
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2970 vs 2731
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3346

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1737
1914
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
303
423
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6858
6235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.053
18.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
588.645
618.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.72
1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
35.916
27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
52.899
50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2731
2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3627
3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2731
2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3627
3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3346
3356
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark 1737 1914
PassMark - G2D Mark 303 423
Geekbench - OpenCL 6858 6235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.053 18.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 588.645 618.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.72 1.693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.916 27.232
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 52.899 50.114
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2731 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3627 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3346 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2731 2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3627 3114
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3346 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2062 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

Essentials

Architecture Fermi 2.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name GF114 GF114
Launch date 22 March 2012 20 February 2012
Place in performance rating 966 967
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $89.99
Price now $89.99
Value for money (0-100) 28.95

Technical info

Core clock speed 598 MHz 736 MHz
CUDA cores 336
Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops 847.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 336 288
Texture fill rate 33.5 billion / sec 35.33 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,950 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 2-way
Length 210 mm
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1526 MB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB / s 91.87 GB / s
Memory bus width 192bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 3828 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
SLI