GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560.
GeForce GTX 560 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7850 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 560 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 202 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 2800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	18−20
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	3−4	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−33
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	5−6	10−11
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	45−50	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	200−210	220−230
medium / 768p	170−180	190−200
ultra / 1080p	90−95	110−120
QHD / 1440p	50−55	80−85
4K / 2160p	30−33	40−45
high / 768p	130−140	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	100−110	110−120
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	5−6	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 44% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	90−95	110−120
medium / 1080p	45−50	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	8−9	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	65−70
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	80−85	100−105
medium / 768p	70−75	90−95
high / 1080p	27−30	35−40
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
QHD / 1440p	2−3	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	65−70
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	14−16	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	50−55	70−75
medium / 768p	30−35	40−45
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 560.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF114	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 May 2011	5 March 2012
Pipelines	336	1024
Core clock speed	810 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	45.36	55.04
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
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	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 7850

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