GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6740G2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6740G2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 560 stacks up against Radeon HD 6740G2, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 6740G2 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 6740G2 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 6740G2 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 560
Radeon HD 6740G2
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
Two 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 560 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6740G2 - with Terascale 2.
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6740G2 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
10−12
medium / 1080p
16−18
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
3−4
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
45−50
12−14
medium / 1080p
24−27
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 328% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6740G2 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p
200−210
110−120
medium / 768p
170−180
85−90
ultra / 1080p
90−95
35−40
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
130−140
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 104% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
90−95
40−45
ultra / 1080p
60−65
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Dota 2 is 95% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
16−18
2−3
ultra / 1080p
14−16
2−3
4K / 2160p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
9−10
medium / 1080p
16−18
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 425% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
1−2
low / 720p
90−95
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Fortnite is 193% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
24−27
2−3
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
14−16
medium / 1080p
24−27
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 357% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
80−85
40−45
medium / 768p
70−75
−
high / 1080p
27−30
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−12
2−3
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 150% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
9−10
1−2
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
2−3
medium / 1080p
12−14
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Metro Exodus is 750% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
50−55
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 64% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
4−5
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 325% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
50−55
7−8
medium / 768p
30−35
6−7
high / 1080p
16−18
3−4
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 580% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
low / 768p
100−105
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
30−35
12−14
high / 768p
50−55
30−33
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6740G2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560
Radeon HD 6740G2
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
Terascale 2
Code name
GF114
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
17 May 2011
14 June 2011
Pipelines
336
880
Core clock speed
810 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
45.36
Floating-point performance
1,088.6 gflops
Length
8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
80 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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