GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon E8860 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 560M will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 GeForce GTX 560M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 37 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 560M has 102% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon E8860 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3250 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 7−8 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Radeon E8860
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N12E-GS Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2011 25 January 2014
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 775 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 800.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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