GeForce GTX 560 SE vs Radeon R9 M275

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon R9 M275. 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 560 SE and Radeon R9 M275. 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.

Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M275 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 189 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M275 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 672 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE Radeon R9 M275
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF114 Venus
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 1 August 2014
Pipelines 288 640
Core clock speed 736 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 37.00
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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