GeForce GTX 560M vs GRID K280Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and GRID K280Q, 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 GRID K280Q, check out specs charts below.

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 GRID K280Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K280Q has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GRID K280Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1532 GB more memory, than GRID K280Q.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and GRID K280Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and GRID K280Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 30 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GRID K280Q - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 3750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M GRID K280Q
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name N12E-GS GK104
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 30 May 2011 28 June 2013
Pipelines 192 1536
Core clock speed 775 MHz 745 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 95.36
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
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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