AMD Radeon Pro 560 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data splits these two cards cleanly along API lines. In Geekbench Metal, the AMD Radeon Pro 560 posts 20918 points, which is 51.6% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's 10114 points. That is a commanding margin, and it is the only test where the AMD card comes out on top. The Metal result is notable because it flips the overall performance narrative: despite having fewer shading units, fewer texture units, and fewer ROPs, the Radeon Pro 560 more than doubles the GTX 780's score in this specific workload.

The NVIDIA card answers decisively in the other two API tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the GTX 780 scores 22863 against 15504 for the Radeon Pro 560, a 47.5% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, the GTX 780 extends that lead further, scoring 24514 versus 16232, a 51% delta. So the NVIDIA card wins two of the three head-to-head tests, and it does so by margins that are nearly as large as the AMD card's Metal win. The biggest single delta in the comparison belongs to NVIDIA in Vulkan at 51%, with the AMD card's Metal win trailing just behind at 51.6% in the opposite direction.

Looking at average benchmark scores across the full database, the GTX 780 sits at 19164, which places it in the 64th percentile among all GPUs. The Radeon Pro 560 averages 17551, good for the 61st percentile. The delta between their averages is 9.2% in favor of NVIDIA, though neither card strays far from its nearest recorded rivals. The GTX 780 sits within 0.1% of the NVIDIA TITAN Xp, 0.4% above the NVIDIA Tesla K20m, 0.6% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, and 0.7% above the AMD Radeon RX 6600. The Radeon Pro 560 sits within 0.2% of the AMD Radeon 780M, 0.2% above the AMD Radeon Pro 460, 0.5% above the NVIDIA Tesla K40c, and 0.5% below the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. In short, the GTX 780 is effectively tied with the TITAN Xp in aggregate performance, while the Radeon Pro 560 trades blows with a dense field of modern mobile and desktop parts.

Wins count favors NVIDIA at two wins, against one. But the split is extreme enough that no single API defines the "real" performance of either card. The data shows two different design philosophies meeting in the same price-adjacent performance tier, each dominating in its native API environment.

The Verdict

From the benchmark data, the choice comes down to API priority. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 is the pick for anyone running OpenCL-heavy workloads. It beats the Radeon Pro 560 by 47.5% in Geekbench OpenCL and wins the Vulkan test by 51% in Geekbench Vulkan. The GTX 780 also holds the aggregate lead, averaging 19164 against 17551, a 9.2% difference in its favor. The GTX 780 sits in the 64th percentile versus the Radeon Pro 560's 61st, and it wins two of three head-to-head tests. If the workload is Vulkan, this is straightforward: the GTX 780 is the stronger card, by a wide margin.

AMD Radeon Pro 560 is the pick for Metal-centric environments. It scores 20918 in Geekbench Metal versus 10114 for the GTX 780, a 51.6% advantage. That single result outweighs both of NVIDIA's wins in the aggregate for any user whose application stack is built around Apple's Metal API. The Radeon Pro 560 also carries 4 GB of GDDR5 memory and a 128-bit bus width, and it lists Vulkan 1.3 support, which the GTX 780 does not match. DirectX 12 support is also more current on the AMD card (12_0 versus 11_0 on NVIDIA). For a Mac-oriented workflow, the Radeon Pro 560 is the obvious choice.

The GTX 780's advantages are broader in raw compute: it has 2304 shading units, 192 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 4.156 TFLOPS FP32, versus 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 1.858 TFLOPS on the Radeon Pro 560. Yet the AMD card wins Metal anyway, which suggests the benchmark is not purely a function of compute throughput. Texture rate tells the same story: 173.2 GTexel/s on NVIDIA versus 58.05 GTexel/s on AMD, and pixel rate 43.30 GPixel/s versus 14.51 GPixel/s. Still, in Metal, AMD wins by more than half. So the verdict is not "one is faster," it is "each is faster where its API stack is used."

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 uses the GK110 chip built on Kepler architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC. It packs 7,080 million transistors onto a 561 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 12.6 million per square millimeter. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 uses the Polaris 21 chip on GCN 4.0 architecture, built on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. It contains 3,000 million transistors on a 123 mm² die, with a transistor density of 24.4 million per square millimeter. The density difference is stark: AMD packs nearly twice as many transistors per area despite having fewer total transistors.

The GTX 780 is a large, power-hungry desktop card. It has a 250 W TDP, dual-slot width, requires one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 600 W PSU. It measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 38 mm in width. The Radeon 560, by contrast, is an integrated graphics processor with a 75 W TDP, no power connectors, no slot width specification beyond IGP, and no listed dimensions. It uses PCIe 3.0 x8, while the GTX 780 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs on the AMD card are listed as portable-device dependent, while the GTX 780 offers two DVI ports, one HDMI 1.4a port, and one DisplayPort 1.2 output.

The GTX 780 supports DirectX 12 (11_0 on NVIDIA, 12_0 on AMD, OpenGL 4.6 on both, and Vulkan 1.2.175 on NVIDIA versus Vulkan 1.3 on AMD. Neither card has ray tracing cores, tensor cores, or FP16 support listed for either. The GTX 780 has no FP16 value listed; the Radeon Pro 560 lists FP16 at 1.858 TFLOPS (1:1). The GTX 780's memory clock is 1502 MHz with 6 Gbps effective, while the Radeon Pro 560's memory clock is 1270 MHz with 5.1 Gbps effective. The GTX 780's memory bandwidth is 288.4 GB/s versus 81.28 GB/s on the AMD card.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The GTX 780 has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering 288.4 GB/s. The Radeon Pro 560 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 81.28 GB/s. Shading units: 2304 versus 1024. TMUs: 192 versus 64. ROPs: 48 versus 16. Pixel rate: 43.30 GPixel/s versus 14.51 GPixel/s. Texture rate: 173.2 GTexel/s versus 58.05 GTexel/s. FP32 compute: 4.156 TFLOPS versus 1.858 TFLOPS. The GTX 780's base clock is 863 MHz with a boost clock of 902 MHz; the Radeon Pro 560 lists no base or boost clock values. Memory clock: 1502 MHz (6 Gbps effective) versus 1270 MHz (5.1 Gbps effective). TDP: 250 W versus 75 W. Bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 versus PCIe 3.0 x8. The GTX 780 is dual-slot with a 6-pin plus 8-pin connector; the Radeon Pro 560 is an IGP with no power connectors. The GTX 780 has a 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 38 mm width; the Radeon Pro 560 has no dimensions listed. The GTX 780's launch MSRP was 649 USD. The Radeon Pro 560 does not have a listed launch MSRP.

The GTX 780 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The Radeon Pro 560 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The GTX 780 is a GeForce 700 series part, while the Radeon Pro 560 belongs to the Radeon Pro Mac (500 Series) generation. The GTX 780's predecessor is GeForce 600 and successor is GeForce 900; the Radeon Pro 560 has neither predecessor nor successor listed. The GTX 780 released on 2013-05-22 and the Radeon Pro 560 on 2017-04-17. Both are end-of-life production status.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Metal benchmark testing?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560 wins Geekbench Metal with a score of 20918, which is 51.6% higher than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780's score of 10114.

Q: Which card wins in OpenCL and Vulkan?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 wins Geekbench OpenCL with 22863 versus 15504 (47.5% ahead) and Geekbench Vulkan with 24514 versus 16232 (51% ahead).

Q: What is the aggregate performance difference between the two?

A: The GTX 780 has an average benchmark score of 19164, placing it in the 64th percentile of all GPUs. The Radeon Pro 560 averages 17551, in the 61st percentile. The GTX 780 is ahead by 9.2% on average.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The GTX 780 has 3 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 288.4 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 560 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 81.28 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more compute units?

A: The GTX 780 has 2304 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. The Radeon Pro 560 has 1024 shading units, 64 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The GTX 780 also has higher FP32 performance at 4.156 TFLOPS versus 1.858 TFLOPS.

Q: What API levels do they support?

A: The GTX 780 supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The Radeon Pro 560 supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3.

Q: What are the power and physical differences?

A: The GTX 780 has a 250 W TDP, is dual-slot, requires a 6-pin and 8-pin power connector, and suggests a 600 W PSU. The Radeon Pro 560 is an IGP with a 75 W TDP, no power connectors, and no listed dimensions.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon Pro 560 wins in Metal-based workloads. Its Geekbench Metal score of 20918 is a 51.6% margin over the GTX 780, and this is the single largest head-to-head delta recorded for either card. For any application that uses Apple's Metal API, the Radeon Pro 560 is the faster option. It also offers 4 GB of memory, which may be more useful for certain buffer-heavy tasks despite the much lower bandwidth. The Radeon Pro 560 also has Vulkan 1.3 support and DirectX 12 (12_0), which are more recent API versions than the GTX 780's Vulkan 1.2.175 and DirectX 12 (11_0). Its 75 W TDP and IGP form factor make it suitable for compact or portable systems, though the database does not specify those use cases.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 wins in OpenCL and Vulkan. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 22863 is 47.5% ahead, and its Geekbench Vulkan score of 24514 is 51% ahead. The GTX 780 also holds the aggregate performance lead with an average score of 19164 versus 17551. Its 384-bit memory bus and 288.4 GB/s bandwidth give it a substantial advantage in memory-throughput-bound tasks, and its 48 ROPs and 4.156 TFLOPS FP32 make it the stronger candidate for traditional rasterization compute. The GTX 780's 64th percentile rank versus the Radeon Pro 560's 61st percentile confirms that, on average, it sits slightly higher in the overall GPU landscape. For any user prioritizing Vulkan or OpenCL, the GTX 780 is the clear winner. For Metal-specific pipelines, the Radeon Pro 560 is the clear winner. The two cards do not overlap in their strengths; they are complementary tools for different API ecosystems.