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    GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon R9 380X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon R9 380X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon R9 380X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 560M 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 here:

    GeForce GTX 560M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 560M has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 380X.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560M is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 7−8 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 500% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Fermi GCN 3.0
    Code name N12E-GS Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2011 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 775 MHz
    Boost Clock 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 124.2
    Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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