GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon Pro 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon Pro 560, 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 280 stacks up against Radeon Pro 560, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 560 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 560 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 Pro 560 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon Pro 560
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 280 has 214% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 560 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 560 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 280.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 560 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro 560 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 389 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 560.
  • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560 is 3973 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce GTX 280.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 280 Radeon Pro 560
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Polaris
Code name GT200 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 5 June 2017
Pipelines 240 1024
Core clock speed 1296 MHz 907 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 58.05
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 1,858 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 240
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
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