GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2x2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560.
GeForce GTX 560 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 130 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 3100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	45−50	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	200−210	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	200−210
ultra / 1080p	90−95	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	130−140	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 28% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	90−95	120−130
medium / 1080p	45−50	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 38% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	8−9	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	45−50	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 56% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	80−85	100−110
medium / 768p	70−75	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	40−45
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
QHD / 1440p	2−3	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 35% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 9% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 43% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	50−55	75−80
medium / 768p	30−35	45−50
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 560.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	Terascale 2
Code name	GF114	Blackcomb XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 May 2011	6 January 2011
Pipelines	336	1920
Core clock speed	810 MHz	680 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	45.36
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.1
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	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	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	80 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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