AMD Radeon RX 560 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Comparison

The recorded data places the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT at opposite ends of the performance spectrum, separated by roughly four and a half years of architectural progress. The RTX 4070 Ti, built on Ada Lovelace with a 5 nm process, delivers benchmark scores that dwarf the Polaris-based RX 560 XT, which uses a 14 nm process and GCN 4.0 architecture. Across the two shared head-to-head tests, the NVIDIA card wins both, with margins exceeding 460%. This analysis breaks down where each card excels, answers common questions, and examines the technical differences that explain the gap.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 Ti wins every recorded benchmark comparison between the two cards. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, it scores 176,953 against the RX 560 XT’s 31,387, a delta of 463.8%. In Geekbench Vulkan, the margin is even larger: 213,808 versus 36,879, a 479.8% advantage. These are the only two head-to-head tests in the database, so the win count stands at 2 for NVIDIA and 0 for AMD.

Beyond the direct comparison, the RTX 4070 Ti’s broader benchmark suite shows strength across multiple APIs. It posts 50,024 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 31,624 in Passmark G3D, and 18,396 in Passmark GPU Compute. Its average benchmark score is 44,795, placing it in the 84th percentile of all GPUs. The RX 560 XT, with only two recorded benchmarks, averages 34,133 and sits in the 79th percentile. The percentile gap is modest (5 points), but the absolute score difference is substantial, driven by the RTX 4070 Ti’s much higher raw compute and memory bandwidth.

The RX 560 XT does not win any category. Its only strengths are relative to its own generation, not against this competitor. It remains a functional card for legacy DX11 or DX9 workloads, but the database shows no test where it outperforms the RTX 4070 Ti.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti records an average benchmark score of 44,795, compared to the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT’s 34,133. That is a 31% lead for the NVIDIA card in average performance.

Q: How much faster is the RTX 4070 Ti in Geekbench Vulkan?

A: In the Geekbench Vulkan test, the RTX 4070 Ti scores 213,808, while the RX 560 XT scores 36,879. The delta is 479.8%, meaning the NVIDIA card delivers nearly five times the performance.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, yielding 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 560 XT uses 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 224.0 GB/s. Despite the narrower bus, the NVIDIA card’s faster memory technology gives it more than double the bandwidth.

Q: Does the RX 560 XT support ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: No. The RX 560 XT has no RT cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 4070 Ti includes 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, which enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI workloads.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 4070 Ti packs 35,800 million transistors into a 294 mm² die, giving a density of 121.8 million per mm². The RX 560 XT has 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, for a density of 24.6 million per mm². That is roughly a fivefold density advantage for the newer card.

Q: Are both cards end-of-life?

A: Yes. The database lists both the RTX 4070 Ti and the RX 560 XT as end-of-life products. The RTX 4070 Ti was released on January 2, 2023, while the RX 560 XT was released on March 12, 2019.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two shared tests tell a clear story. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 Ti’s 176,953 score is 463.8% higher than the RX 560 XT’s 31,387. That corresponds to roughly 5.6 times the performance. OpenCL is a compute-oriented API, so this margin reflects the NVIDIA card’s far higher FP32 throughput: 40.09 TFLOPS versus 4.394 TFLOPS, a 9.1x gap in raw shader math. The actual benchmark delta is lower because memory and driver overheads intervene, but the direction is unambiguous.

In Geekbench Vulkan, the margin expands slightly. The RTX 4070 Ti scores 213,808, versus 36,879 for the RX 560 XT, a 479.8% delta. Vulkan is a lower-level API that can expose hardware differences more directly. The NVIDIA card’s 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores do not directly affect this test, but its higher texture rate (626.4 GTexel/s versus 137.3 GTexel/s) and pixel rate (208.8 GPixel/s versus 39.23 GPixel/s) contribute to the large gap.

The RTX 4070 Ti’s other benchmarks, while not head-to-head, reinforce its position. Its 50,024 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and 31,624 in Passmark G3D are far above anything the RX 560 XT could plausibly achieve given its 4.394 TFLOPS ceiling. The RX 560 XT’s only recorded scores are the two Geekbench tests, so no additional comparison is possible.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RTX 4070 Ti uses the AD104 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, while the RX 560 XT uses the Ellesmere chip on a 14 nm GlobalFoundries process. Transistor counts are 35,800 million versus 5,700 million. Die sizes are 294 mm² versus 232 mm², so the newer card fits over six times more transistors into a die that is only 27% larger.

Clock speeds diverge sharply. The RTX 4070 Ti runs at 2310 MHz base and 2610 MHz boost, while the RX 560 XT runs at 1074 MHz base and 1226 MHz boost. Memory clocks differ as well: the NVIDIA card’s GDDR6X runs at 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective, while the AMD card’s GDDR5 runs at 1750 MHz with 7 Gbps effective.

Memory capacity and bandwidth are also different: 12 GB versus 4 GB, and 504.2 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s. The bus widths are 192-bit versus 256-bit, but the faster memory type on the NVIDIA card overcomes the narrower bus.

Other differences include shading units (7680 versus 1792), texture mapping units (240 versus 112), and render output units (80 versus 32). The RTX 4070 Ti has 60 RT cores and 240 tensor cores; the RX 560 XT has none. Power consumption is 285 W versus 150 W, with suggested PSUs of 600 W versus 450 W. The NVIDIA card uses a 16-pin connector, while the AMD card uses a 6-pin. Physical dimensions show the RTX 4070 Ti is longer (285 mm versus 241 mm), but both are dual-slot.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is generational. The RTX 4070 Ti is built on Ada Lovelace, NVIDIA’s architecture for the GeForce 40-series. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 560 XT uses GCN 4.0, part of AMD’s Polaris generation, and supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The DirectX version difference means the NVIDIA card can run features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading that the AMD card cannot.

The RTX 4070 Ti includes dedicated hardware for ray tracing (60 RT cores) and AI acceleration (240 tensor cores). The RX 560 XT has neither, so any ray tracing or tensor workloads must run in software or be absent entirely. This is a functional difference, not just a numerical one.

Process technology is a major factor. The 5 nm node at TSMC versus the 14 nm node at GlobalFoundries explains much of the efficiency and density gap. The transistor density figure, 121.8 million per mm² versus 24.6 million per mm², quantifies how much more tightly packed the newer chip is. This allows the RTX 4070 Ti to deliver 40.09 TFLOPS FP32 from a 285 W TDP, while the RX 560 XT delivers only 4.394 TFLOPS from a 150 W TDP. Per watt, the NVIDIA card is far more efficient, though the data does not provide a direct efficiency ratio.

The memory architecture also differs fundamentally. GDDR6X uses a different signaling scheme than GDDR5, allowing the 192-bit bus to achieve 504.2 GB/s. The RX 560 XT’s 256-bit bus with GDDR5 manages only 224.0 GB/s. This bandwidth advantage matters in texture-heavy and compute-heavy workloads.

The Verdict

The data is decisive. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti outperforms the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT by margins of 463.8% in Geekbench OpenCL and 479.8% in Geekbench Vulkan. Its average benchmark score of 44,795 is 31% higher than the RX 560 XT’s 34,133. For any workload that relies on raw compute, texture throughput, or memory bandwidth, the RTX 4070 Ti is the clear choice.

The RX 560 XT is not without context. It sits in the 79th percentile of all GPUs, only 5 points below the RTX 4070 Ti’s 84th percentile. That suggests it remains a respectable card for its era, particularly for older DirectX 11 or DirectX 9 titles. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB and the AMD Radeon RX 480, both within 0.5% of its average score. But against the RTX 4070 Ti, it is outclassed in every recorded metric.

Who should pick which? The RTX 4070 Ti suits users who need high-end performance in modern DirectX 12 Ultimate workloads, ray tracing, or compute-heavy applications. Its 12 GB of GDDR6X memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth handle large textures and datasets. The RX 560 XT suits users with modest 1080p or legacy gaming needs, where its 4 GB of GDDR5 and 224.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient, and where the lower 150 W power draw and 6-pin connector fit older systems. But for any task where the two cards compete directly, the benchmark data shows the RTX 4070 Ti winning without exception.