GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon RX 560X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon RX 560X, 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 860M SLI stacks up against Radeon RX 560X, check out specs charts below.

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 560X
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 560X.
  • Radeon RX 560X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560X - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 146 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560X is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 18−20
ultra / 1080p 14−16 10−11
QHD / 1440p 8−9 4−5
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 560X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon RX 560X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 11 April 2018
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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