NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 90% higher pipelines: 640 vs 336
Around 28% better floating-point performance: 1,389 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3062 vs 2768
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 10438 vs 8692
Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.427 vs 2.201
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 162.83 vs 62.233
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4938 vs 3754
Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4938 vs 3754

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 March 2014 vs 17 May 2011
Pipelines	640 vs 336
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops vs 1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3062 vs 2768
Geekbench - OpenCL	10438 vs 8692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.427 vs 2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.83 vs 62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4938 vs 3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4938 vs 3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340 vs 3332

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 810 MHz vs 797 MHz
Around 5% higher texture fill rate: 45.4 GTexel / s vs 43.4 GTexel / s
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 431 vs 226
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.82 vs 22.828
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 623.187 vs 210.585
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.402 vs 28.662

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	810 MHz vs 797 MHz
Texture fill rate	45.4 GTexel / s vs 43.4 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	431 vs 226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	25.82 vs 22.828
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	623.187 vs 210.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.402 vs 28.662

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3062

2768

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

226

431

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10438

8692

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.828

25.82

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

210.585

623.187

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.427

2.201

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.662

30.402

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

162.83

62.233

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4938

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4938

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3684

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3332

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	3062	2768
PassMark - G2D Mark	226	431
Geekbench - OpenCL	10438	8692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	22.828	25.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	210.585	623.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.427	2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	28.662	30.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	162.83	62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4938	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4938	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1151	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GK104	GF114
Launch date	10 March 2014	17 May 2011
Place in performance rating	878	865
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$353.59
Value for money (0-100)		10.61
Technical info
Boost clock speed	915 MHz
Core clock speed	797 MHz	810 MHz
CUDA cores	1152 or 640
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	1,088.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	640	336
Texture fill rate	43.4 GTexel / s	45.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	1,950 million
Maximum GPU temperature		99 °C
Video outputs and ports
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	Two 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options		2-Way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB / s	128.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		4000 MHz
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
TXAA
3D Gaming
3D Vision