GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 5970

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 5970 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 560 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 5970 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 96% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 85 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 5970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 5970 is 297 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 5970 is 4000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−12
ultra / 1080p 8−9 6−7
QHD / 1440p 3−4 1−2
low / 720p 27−30 24−27
medium / 1080p 16−18 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Radeon HD 5970.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Fermi 2.0 TeraScale 2
Code name GF114 Hemlock
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 May 2011 18 November 2009
Pipelines 336 1600
Core clock speed 810 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 45.36 58.00
Floating-point performance 1,088.6 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 8.25" (21 cm) 305 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
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