GeForce GTX 560M SLI vs Radeon HD 6990
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6990, 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 SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 6990, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 560M SLI 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 SLI here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 560M SLI
Radeon HD 6990
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
375 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6990 has 275% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6990 - in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6990 - with TeraScale 3.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 55 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6990 is 3750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M SLI.
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
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
21−24
QHD / 1440p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
210−220
210−220
medium / 768p
180−190
170−180
ultra / 1080p
100−110
95−100
QHD / 1440p
55−60
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−35
30−33
high / 768p
140−150
140−150
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
20−22
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
95−100
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
27−30
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
20−22
QHD / 1440p
10−11
9−10
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
55−60
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
80−85
75−80
high / 1080p
30−35
30−33
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
4−5
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
4K / 2160p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Radeon HD 6990 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
low / 720p
60−65
55−60
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−11
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
medium / 768p
35−40
30−35
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560M SLI in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon HD 6990.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560M SLI
Radeon HD 6990
Architecture
Fermi
TeraScale 3
Code name
N12E-GS
Antilles
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
6 January 2011
8 March 2011
Pipelines
384
1536
Core clock speed
775 MHz
830 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
79.68
Floating-point performance
2x 2,549.8 gflops
Length
295 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
265 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
24 Mh/s
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