GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 7790

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 7790 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 560 SE will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 7790 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 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 264 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is 27 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 2172 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−12 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 2.0
Code name GF114 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2012 22 March 2013
Pipelines 288 896
Core clock speed 736 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 56.00
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 210 mm 183 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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