AMD Radeon 890M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How does the AMD Radeon 890M compare to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 in average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M has an average benchmark score of 9210, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 scores 9058. The Radeon 890M sits 1.7% ahead of the GTX 560 when the two are compared directly as nearest rivals.

Q: What is the only benchmark test where both GPUs have recorded scores?

A: The only overlapping benchmark is Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon 890M scores 37254, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 scores 9058, giving the Radeon 890M a 311.3% advantage in that specific test.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor count and what are the respective die sizes?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M packs 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, whereas the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 has 1,950 million transistors on a 332 mm² die. This results in a transistor density of 145.9M / mm² for the Radeon 890M versus 5.9M / mm² for the GTX 560.

Q: What are the power consumption figures for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M is rated at a 15 W TDP, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 has a 150 W TDP. The GTX 560 also requires a suggested PSU of 450 W and uses two 6-pin power connectors, whereas the Radeon 890M is an IGP with no power connectors.

Q: Which GPU supports ray tracing and what is the API support difference?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M includes 16 ray tracing cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 has no ray tracing cores, supports DirectX 12 (11_0), and has no Vulkan support listed.

Q: What is the production status and release timeline for these two GPUs?

A: The AMD Radeon 890M is marked as Active production, released on 2024-07-14, with its predecessor being the Navi II IGP. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 is End-of-life, released on 2011-05-16, with its predecessor being the GeForce 400 and successor the GeForce 600.

Where Each One Wins

The data presents a stark contrast in benchmark availability and performance. The AMD Radeon 890M has a comprehensive benchmark suite covering ten different tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 has only a single recorded Geekbench OpenCL score. In that sole head-to-head comparison, the Radeon 890M wins decisively with a 311.3% delta.

The Radeon 890M demonstrates its strength across modern workloads. Its Passmark G3D score of 8076, Passmark G2D score of 979, and Geekbench Vulkan score of 40808 indicate robust performance in both graphics and compute scenarios. The GTX 560, with only its Geekbench OpenCL score of 9058, cannot compete in these areas due to missing data, but its single result places it at the 45th percentile versus all GPUs — the same percentile as the Radeon 890M.

The use-case split is clear: the Radeon 890M is designed for contemporary gaming and compute tasks that leverage DirectX 12 Ultimate features, ray tracing, and Vulkan. The GTX 560, being a Fermi 2.0 architecture part from 2011, is limited to legacy DirectX 12 (11_0) workloads and has no Vulkan support; its only benchmark result suggests it can still handle OpenCL compute tasks, but at a fraction of the Radeon's performance level.

Architecture Differences

The architectural divide between these two GPUs is generational. The AMD Radeon 890M uses the Strix Point chip built on RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. In contrast, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 uses the GF114 chip based on Fermi 2.0 architecture, built on a 40 nm process, also at TSMC, from the GeForce 500 generation.

The transistor counts tell a story of process evolution. The Radeon 890M integrates 34,000 million transistors on a 233 mm² die, achieving a density of 145.9M / mm². The GTX 560 has 1,950 million transistors spread across a larger 332 mm² die, with a density of just 5.9M / mm². That is a 25x difference in transistor density, reflecting the leap from 40 nm to 4 nm manufacturing.

Feature support separates them further. The Radeon 890M includes 16 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the GTX 560. The Radeon 890M supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the GTX 560 only reaches DirectX 12 (11_0) with no Vulkan listed. The Radeon 890M also delivers FP16 performance at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, whereas the GTX 560 has no FP16 data listed, indicating a lack of dedicated half-precision throughput.

The memory architecture differs fundamentally. The Radeon 890M uses system shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth, while the GTX 560 uses dedicated 1024 MB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 128.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 890M's memory clock is listed as "System Shared," and its bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8, versus the GTX 560's PCIe 2.0 x16.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs diverge on nearly every core specification. The AMD Radeon 890M has 1024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 has 336 shading units, 56 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. While the Radeon 890M leads in shader count and TMUs, they match on ROPs.

Clock speeds show the Radeon 890M's modern efficiency: a base clock of 400 MHz and boost clock of 2900 MHz. The GTX 560 lists no base or boost clock, only a memory clock of 1000 MHz (4 Gbps effective). This translates to a pixel rate of 92.80 GPixel/s and texture rate of 185.6 GTexel/s for the Radeon 890M, versus 11.34 GPixel/s and 45.36 GTexel/s for the GTX 560.

Compute throughput favors the Radeon 890M overwhelmingly. Its FP32 performance is 5.939 TFLOPS, while the GTX 560 manages 1,088.6 GFLOPS. The Radeon 890M's FP16 equals its FP32 at 5.939 TFLOPS; the GTX 560 has no FP16 data.

Form factor and power requirements differ substantially. The Radeon 890M is an IGP with no slot width, no power connectors, and no suggested PSU. The GTX 560 is a dual-slot card measuring 210 mm (8.3 inches) in length, requiring two 6-pin power connectors and a 450 W suggested PSU. Display outputs also differ: the Radeon 890M is portable device dependent, while the GTX 560 offers 2x DVI and 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only head-to-head benchmark available is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is lopsided. The AMD Radeon 890M scores 37254, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 scores 9058. This yields a deltaPct of 311.3% in favor of the Radeon 890M. In absolute terms, the Radeon 890M delivers more than four times the OpenCL score of the GTX 560.

This single result aligns with the broader benchmark picture. The Radeon 890M's average benchmark score of 9210 places it 1.7% ahead of the GTX 560's 9058 average. The Radeon 890M's nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon Vega 8 (9221, -0.1%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (9273, -0.7%), and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 465 (9294, -0.9%). The GTX 560's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition (9037, 0.2%), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (9022, 0.4%), and AMD Radeon 550X (8918, 1.6%).

The Radeon 890M's other benchmark scores reveal its strengths. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 40808 is even higher than its OpenCL score, suggesting strong compute performance across APIs. The Passmark G3D score of 8076 and Passmark G2D score of 979 indicate solid graphics capabilities, while the Passmark GPU Compute score of 4157 shows respectable compute throughput. The DirectX-specific Passmark scores (DX9: 97, DX10: 33, DX11: 73, DX12: 37) are lower in absolute terms but reflect the test metrics rather than absolute performance.

The GTX 560's single score of 9058 in Geekbench OpenCL places it at the 45th percentile versus all GPUs, matching the Radeon 890M's percentile. This means both GPUs sit at the same relative position in the overall performance distribution, despite the massive gap in the head-to-head test. The GTX 560's nearest rival list includes the same Radeon 890M with a deltaPct of -1.7%, confirming that the average scores are close even though the OpenCL test shows a wide margin.

The data shows that in the one measurable comparison, the Radeon 890M wins outright. With winsA at 1 and winsB at 0, there is no benchmark where the GTX 560 outperforms the Radeon 890M. The architectural advantages of the RDNA 3.5 part — higher shader count, ray tracing support, modern process node, and significantly higher clock speeds — manifest directly in the benchmark results.