GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 5970, 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 560 SE stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 560 SE
Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
294 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 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 SE.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 5970 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 11 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 5970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5970 is 95 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 172 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
35−40
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
180−190
medium / 768p
130−140
150−160
ultra / 1080p
65−70
75−80
QHD / 1440p
35−40
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
100−105
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
70−75
80−85
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
10−12
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
4K / 2160p
4−5
5−6
low / 720p
24−27
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
16−18
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
QHD / 1440p
3−4
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
6−7
7−8
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
100−105
100−110
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
95−100
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
18−20
20−22
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
40−45
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
30−35
40−45
medium / 768p
21−24
24−27
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
high / 768p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560 SE
Radeon HD 5970
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
TeraScale 2
Code name
GF114
Hemlock
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
20 February 2012
18 November 2009
Pipelines
288
1600
Core clock speed
736 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
35.33
58.00
Floating-point performance
847.9 gflops
2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length
210 mm
305 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3828 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
91.87 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
54 Mh/s
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