AMD Radeon RX 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Polaris 21 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Polaris 21 XT (215-0908004) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 18th, 2017 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Polaris | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Launch price | 99 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | Arctic Islands | — |
| Successor | Vega | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1175 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1275 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1750 MHz 7 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 935 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 20.40 GPixel/s | 29.92 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 81.60 GTexel/s | 59.84 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 2.611 TFLOPS | 1.915 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 59.84 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 75 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | C994 | P2754 SKU 7 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 9th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
