GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 8770M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 8770M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 8770M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 8770M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon HD 8770M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8770M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 39 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8770M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 672 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 10−12 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 8770M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF114 Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 16 November 2012
Pipelines 288 384
Core clock speed 736 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 19.80
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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