NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 vs NVIDIA Quadro 6000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF114 | GF100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF114-325-A1 | GF100-850-A3 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 3,100 million |
| Die size | 332 mm² | 529 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 17th, 2011 | Dec 10th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 500 | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 199 USD | 4,399 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 48 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 810 MHz | 574 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1620 MHz | 1147 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 4 Gbps effective | 747 MHz 3 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 6 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 143.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 336 | 448 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 56 | 56 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| SM count | 7 | 14 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 768 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 11.34 GPixel/s | 16.07 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 45.36 GTexel/s | 32.14 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,089 GFLOPS | 1,028 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 90.72 GFLOPS (1:12) | 513.9 GFLOPS (1:2) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 210 mm 8.3 inches | 248 mm 9.8 inches |
| TDP | 150 W | 204 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI2x DisplayPort1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | P1040 SKU 51 | P1030 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
