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
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
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.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Battlefield 5 is 76% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon HD 6870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
180−190
medium / 768p
100−110
140−150
ultra / 1080p
50−55
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
12−14
30−33
high / 768p
75−80
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
80−85
95−100
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Dota 2 is 31% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Far Cry 5 is 87% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
7−8
20−22
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
55−60
80−85
medium / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Fortnite is 67% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
QHD / 1440p
−
5−6
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
21−24
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 86% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
50−55
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
medium / 720p
45−50
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
10−11
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Metro Exodus is 120% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
−
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
2−3
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
9−10
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 136% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
20−22
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 70% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
20−22
40−45
medium / 768p
12−14
24−27
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6870 in World of Tanks is 35% 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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