GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon HD 7950

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 7950 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 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7950 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 7950 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7950 is 57 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 SE is 2578 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon HD 7950
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name GF114 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2012 31 January 2012
Pipelines 288 1792
Core clock speed 736 MHz
Boost Clock 1250 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 89.60
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 2,867 gflops
Length 210 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 381 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
PowerTune +
ZeroCore +
Design reference
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
CrossFire +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
Compute units 28
AppAcceleration +
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