GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 560M stacks up against Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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:

GeForce GTX 560M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560M	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 55 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	10−11	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Battlefield 5 is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	130−140	140−150
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	55−60
QHD / 1440p	24−27	30−35
4K / 2160p	12−14	27−30
high / 768p	75−80	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 8% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	7−8	9−10
ultra / 1080p	5−6	8−9
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	21−24
medium / 1080p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Far Cry 5 is 37% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	0−1	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	55−60	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	2−3
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Forza Horizon 4 is 26% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
medium / 720p	45−50	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	3−4	5−6
ultra / 1080p	1−2	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	14−16
medium / 1080p	5−6	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Metro Exodus is 40% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	14−16
medium / 1080p	9−10	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	20−22	27−30
medium / 768p	12−14	18−20
high / 1080p	6−7	10−11
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p	75−80	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	21−24
high / 768p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560M	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Fermi	GCN
Code name	N12E-GS	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2011	14 January 2014
Pipelines	192	512
Core clock speed	775 MHz	720 MHz
Transistor count	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	24.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	595.2 gflops
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz
Shared memory	-	+
DirectX	12 API	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.5
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
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
Laptop size	large
Optimus	+
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GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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