GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX 560

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon RX 560. 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 860M SLI and Radeon RX 560. 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.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 60% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560.
  • Radeon RX 560 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 146 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−12
QHD / 1440p 8−9 5−6
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 35−40
medium / 1080p 27−30 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Radeon RX 560.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon RX 560
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 18 April 2017
Pipelines 1280 1024
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1275 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 81.60
Floating-point performance 2,611 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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