GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Radeon R6 Carrizo Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	12-35 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 560 has 1150% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
GeForce GTX 560 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce GTX 560 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	0−1
ultra / 1080p	8−9	0−1
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	10−12
medium / 1080p	16−18	2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	3−4
QHD / 1440p	5−6	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	45−50	12−14
medium / 1080p	24−27	4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 328% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 560 and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	110−120
medium / 768p	170−180	85−90
ultra / 1080p	90−95	35−40
QHD / 1440p	50−55	21−24
4K / 2160p	30−33	16−18
high / 768p	130−140	60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 101% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	55−60	85−90
ultra / 1080p	35−40	14−16
medium / 1080p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 560.
low / 768p	100−110	75−80
medium / 768p	90−95	45−50
ultra / 1080p	60−65	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Dota 2 is 75% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	16−18	1−2
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
4K / 2160p	5−6	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	9−10
medium / 1080p	16−18	2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 475% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	18−20	4−5
QHD / 1440p	16−18	1−2
low / 720p	90−95	45−50
medium / 1080p	45−50	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Fortnite is 193% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	24−27	3−4
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
QHD / 1440p	8−9	0−1
low / 720p	45−50	14−16
medium / 1080p	24−27	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 300% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	80−85	40−45
medium / 768p	70−75	−
high / 1080p	27−30	3−4
ultra / 1080p	10−12	1−2
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
medium / 720p	−	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 166% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	9−10	0−1
ultra / 1080p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	4−5
medium / 1080p	12−14	2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Metro Exodus is 566% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	110−120	90−95
high / 1080p	−	80−85
ultra / 1080p	100−110	65−70
medium / 1080p	100−110	85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Minecraft is 31% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	4−5
medium / 1080p	14−16	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 325% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	50−55	9−10
medium / 768p	30−35	7−8
high / 1080p	16−18	3−4
ultra / 1080p	10−11	3−4
4K / 2160p	8−9	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 366% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p	100−105	70−75
medium / 768p	60−65	35−40
ultra / 1080p	30−35	14−16
high / 768p	50−55	27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture	Fermi 2.0	GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name	GF114	Carrizo
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 May 2011	4 June 2015
Pipelines	336	384
Core clock speed	810 MHz
Boost Clock		800 MHz
Transistor count	1,950 million	2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	45.36
Floating-point performance	1,088.6 gflops
Length	8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_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		medium sized
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GeForce GTX 560 vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

Radeon R6 Carrizo is a Laptop Graphics Card

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