GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon HD 6870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon HD 6870, 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 Radeon HD 6870, 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 Radeon HD 6870
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 151 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6870 has 101% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560M has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6870.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6870 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6870 - with Terascale 2.
  • GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon HD 6870 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6870.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 10−12
ultra / 1080p 2−3 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560M Radeon HD 6870
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N12E-GS RV940 Barts
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2011 22 October 2010
Pipelines 192 1120
Core clock speed 775 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 50.40
Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 2,016.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 134.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 213 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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