GeForce GTX 980 vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX 560 mobile, 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 980 stacks up against Radeon RX 560 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 560 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 980 has 200% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980 and Radeon RX 560 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 980 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 5993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 55−60 18−20
ultra / 1080p 35−40 10−11
QHD / 1440p 30−35 4−5
4K / 2160p 18−20 4−5
low / 720p 80−85 35−40
medium / 1080p 65−70 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 206% more, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980 Radeon RX 560 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 19 September 2014 5 January 2017
Pipelines 2048 1024
Core clock speed 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1216 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 144 billion/sec 58.97
Floating-point performance 4,981 gflops 2,462 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 2048
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 579 Mh/s
Laptop size large
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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