AMD Radeon RX 560 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The data in the database shows two benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, and the results are decisive in favor of the newer card. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5070 scores 172,660 against the RX 560 XT’s 31,387, a difference of 450.1%. That is not a marginal win; it is a generational gap made visible in a single compute workload.

The Vulkan results tell a similar story. The RTX 5070 records 178,923 points, while the RX 560 XT manages 36,879. The delta sits at 385.2% in favor of the NVIDIA part. Across both recorded head-to-head tests, the RTX 5070 takes two wins, and the RX 560 XT takes none. The database’s win tally reflects that clean sweep.

Looking at average benchmark scores, the RTX 5070 posts 40,377, while the RX 560 XT sits at 34,133. That puts the RTX 5070 roughly 18.3% higher on average, though the head-to-head deltas are far larger because those two Geekbench tests stress compute throughput, where the architecture gap is most pronounced. The RTX 5070 also lands in the 82nd percentile among all GPUs, while the RX 560 XT sits at the 79th percentile. Both cards are above the median, but the margin between them in raw compute is substantial.

It is notably the RTX 5070’s nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon Pro 580, which scores 40,318 (0.1% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro 5300, which scores 40,870 (1.2% ahead). The RX 560 XT’s closest competitors are the NVIDIA RTX A2000 12 GB at 34,154 (0.1% ahead) and the AMD Radeon RX 480 at 33,997 (0.4% behind). In other words, the RTX 5070 trades blows with professional workstation cards, while the RX 560 XT sits in a much lower performance tier, surrounded by older or lower-end parts.

The FP32 compute figures underscore the same point. The RTX 5070 delivers 30.87 TFLOPS, while the RX 560 XT delivers 4.394 TFLOPS. That is a sevenfold difference in raw shading throughput. Texture rate follows: 482.3 GTexel/s versus 137.3 GTexel/s. Pixel rate is 201.0 GPixel/s versus 39.23 GPixel/s. Every throughput metric in the database favors the RTX 5070 by a wide margin.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras entirely. The RTX 5070 uses the GB205 chip, built on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The RX 560 XT uses the Ellesmere chip, based on GCN 4.0, manufactured on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. That process gap alone explains much of the efficiency and density difference. The RTX 5070 packs 31,100 million transistors into a 263 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.3M per mm². The RX 560 XT has 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die, for a density of 24.6M per mm². The RTX 5070 is nearly five times denser, which is what a modern 5 nm node buys over a 14 nm node from 2016-era design.

Core counts differ sharply. The RTX 5070 has 6,144 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. It also carries 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores, features the RX 560 XT does not have at all. The RX 560 XT fields 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. No ray tracing hardware, no tensor cores. That is a fundamental architectural split: Blackwell 2.0 is designed for hybrid rasterization and ray tracing workloads, while GCN 4.0 is a pure rasterization architecture from before the RT era.

Clock speeds also diverge. The RTX 5070 runs at a 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. The RX 560 XT runs at 1074 MHz base and 1226 MHz boost. The NVIDIA card boosts to more than double the AMD card’s base clock. Memory follows a similar pattern. The RTX 5070 ships with 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 560 XT has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 224.0 GB/s. The older card has a wider bus but far slower memory, and the newer card’s bandwidth advantage is nearly threefold.

The memory clock figures are listed as 1750 MHz for both cards, but the effective data rates differ: 28 Gbps for the RTX 5070 versus 7 Gbps for the RX 560 XT. That is a 4x jump in effective memory speed, which is why the 192-bit bus still outperforms the 256-bit bus by such a large margin.

Interface and output differences are also present. The RTX 5070 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RX 560 XT uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs vary too: the RTX 5070 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, while the RX 560 XT offers 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The API support differs as well. The RTX 5070 lists DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 560 XT lists DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. The feature-level gap in DirectX is notable: 12_2 versus 12_0 means the RTX 5070 supports the full DirectX 12 Ultimate feature set, while the RX 560 XT does not.

Power and physical requirements differ substantially. The RTX 5070 has a 250 W TDP and requires a 600 W suggested PSU, with a 1x 16-pin power connector. The RX 560 XT has a 150 W TDP, a 450 W suggested PSU, and a 1x 6-pin connector. Both are dual-slot cards. The RTX 5070 measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RX 560 XT measures 241 mm in length, with no recorded height or width in the database.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 than the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT in OpenCL?

A: The RTX 5070 scores 172,660 in Geekbench OpenCL, while the RX 560 XT scores 31,387, a 450.1% difference in favor of the NVIDIA card.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT have ray tracing cores?

A: No. The database lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for the RX 560 XT. The RTX 5070 has 48 RT cores and 192 tensor cores.

Q: What are the memory capacities and types of these two cards?

A: The RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RX 560 XT has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The RTX 5070 has a density of 118.3M transistors per mm², versus 24.6M per mm² for the RX 560 XT.

Q: What is the launch MSRP of the RTX 5070?

A: The launch MSRP is 549 USD. The RX 560 XT has no recorded launch MSRP in the database.

Q: How do the average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RTX 5070 has an average benchmark score of 40,377, while the RX 560 XT has an average score of 34,133.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The RTX 5070 wins every recorded head-to-head benchmark, and its average score sits 18.3% above the RX 560 XT’s. The performance gap in compute-heavy workloads is extreme: 450.1% in OpenCL and 385.2% in Vulkan. Anyone upgrading from an RX 560 XT to an RTX 5070 is not making a sidegrade or a modest step up; they are moving across multiple performance tiers.

The RTX 5070 also brings capabilities the RX 560 XT simply does not have. Ray tracing cores, tensor cores, DirectX 12 Ultimate support, GDDR7 memory, and PCIe 5.0 are all absent from the older AMD card. The RX 560 XT is end-of-life, built on a 14 nm process from a prior generation, while the RTX 5070 is active production on 5 nm with a successor already planned. The production status field says it plainly: the RX 560 XT is end-of-life, and the RTX 5070 is active.

That said, the RX 560 XT is not a bad card in absolute terms. Its 79th percentile placement among all GPUs means it sits above the majority of cards in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 480, is only 0.4% behind, indicating the RX 560 XT is competitive with its own generation peers. The issue is not that the RX 560 XT is weak; it is that the RTX 5070 is in a different league.

For buyers, the choice depends on what they need. If the workload involves ray tracing, modern DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, or compute-heavy tasks, the RTX 5070 is the only viable option between these two. If the use case is older rasterized games or modest compute loads, the RX 560 XT can still hold its own, but the data shows a massive performance ceiling gap.

The RTX 5070 also demands more power: 250 W TDP versus 150 W, and a 600 W suggested PSU versus 450 W. It is longer by 4 mm and uses a 16-pin connector instead of a 6-pin. Those are real considerations for system builders with older power supplies or compact cases. But the benchmark results justify the extra power draw. The raw throughput numbers, the memory bandwidth, and the compute scores all point in one direction: the RTX 5070 is the superior card by every measured metric in the database.

Specification Differences

| Field | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | AMD Radeon RX 560 XT |

|-------|------------------------|----------------------|

| Chip | GB205 | Ellesmere |

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | GCN 4.0 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 14 nm |

| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |

| Transistors | 31,100 million | 5,700 million |

| Die Size | 263 mm² | 232 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 118.3M / mm² | 24.6M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2325 MHz | 1074 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2512 MHz | 1226 MHz |

| Memory Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 6144 | 1792 |

| TMUs | 192 | 112 |

| ROPs | 80 | 32 |

| RT Cores | 48 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 192 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 201.0 GPixel/s | 39.23 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 482.3 GTexel/s | 137.3 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 30.87 TFLOPS | 4.394 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 250 W | 150 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 6-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_0) |

| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2025-03-03 | 2019-03-12 |

| Length | 245 mm | 241 mm |