We’re comparing the GeForce GTX 560 against options below and above it, specifically AMD's Radeon HD 6790, 6850, and 6870, along with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 768 MB, GTX 460 1 GB, and 560 Ti.
Because Nvidia didn't supply us with a sample running at the official reference clock rates, we lowered the frequencies on a factory-overclocked card to represent baseline GeForce GTX 560 performance.
| Test Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge), Overclocked to 4.0 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled, Turbo Boost disabled. |
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro, Intel P67 Chipset |
| Memory | OCZ PC3-16000, 2 x 2 GB, 1338 MT/s, CL 9-9-9-20-1T |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB, 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache, SATA 3Gb/s |
| Graphics Cards | Zotac GeForce GTX 560 AMP! 950/1900 MHz Core/Shaders, 1 GB 1100 MHz Memory (4400 MT/s effective)* *clock speed set to reference specification for reference benchmarks |
| Asus GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP 925/1850 MHz Core/Shaders, 1 GB 1050 MHz Memory (4200 MT/s effective) | |
| MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 880/1760 MHz Core/Shaders, 1GB 1050 MHz Memory (4200 MT/s effective)* *clock speed set to reference specification for benchmarks | |
| MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5 725/1450 MHz Core/Shaders, 1 GB 900 MHz Memory (3600 MT/s effective)* *clock speed set to reference specification for benchmarks | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 900 MHz Core, 1 GB 1050 MHz Memory (4200 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 775 MHz Core, 1 GB 1000 MHz Memory (4000 MT/s effective) | |
| AMD Radeon HD 6790 840 MHz Core, 1 GB 1050 MHz Memory (4200 MT/s effective) | |
| Power Supply | ePower EP-1200E10-T2 1200 W, ATX12V, EPS12V |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper TX 2 |
| System Software And Drivers | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 |
| Graphics Driver | GeForce GTX 560: 275.20 BETA, All Other GeForce: 270.61 WHQL Radeon: Catalyst 11.4 |
| Games | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2 | Very High Quality setting, No AA, 60 second gameplay, Fraps |
| Just Cause 2 | Medium Quality Settings, Textures High, all options enabled except vsync, No AA / 16xAF, Bokeh filter and GPU water disabled (for Nvidia cards), Concrete Jungle Benchmark |
| Bulletstorm | Highest Settings, No AA, 60 second sequence, Fraps |
| F1 2010 | Ultra High Settings, No AA, Steam version, in-game benchmark, DX11 Rendering |
| Aliens Vs. Predator Benchmark | Texture and Shadow quality set to medium, 8x AF, SSAO off, DX11 tessellation off, DX11 advanced shadows off, 0x AA |
| Metro 2033 | DirectX 11, Medium Detail, 4x AF, tessellation enabled, advanced PhysX disabled. |
| H.A.W.X. 2 | Highest settings, DirectX 11 tessellation enabled, built-in benchmark |
| 3DMark 11 | Performance Preset, 1680x1050 |
| Unigine Heaven | Highest settings, no AA, 16x AF, 1680x1050 |
Summary
- Meet The GeForce GTX 560
- Zotac GeForce GTX 560 AMP! Edition
- Asus GTX 560 DirectCU II TOP
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: Synthetics
- Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
- Benchmark Results: Bulletstorm
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
- Benchmark Results: Lost Planet 2
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator
- Benchmark Results: F1 2010
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
- Benchmark Results: H.A.W.X. 2
- Anti-Aliasing Benchmarks
- Overclocking And SLI Benchmarks
- Power, Temperature, And Noise Benchmarks
- Conclusion: Sans-Ti Fighter
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