AMD Radeon RX 560 XT vs NVIDIA TITAN V Comparison

NVIDIA TITAN V and AMD Radeon RX 560 XT sit at opposite ends of the GPU spectrum, and the benchmark data reflects a chasm in compute and graphics throughput. The TITAN V, a Volta-based flagship from 2017, dominates every head-to-head test with triple-digit percentage leads, while the RX 560 XT, a Polaris refresh from 2019, holds its own only in the broader context of its peer group. Both cards share an identical 79th percentile ranking among all GPUs, but that superficial similarity dissolves once individual scores are examined.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two cards share only two benchmark results in the data set, and the NVIDIA TITAN V wins both outright. In Geekbench OpenCL, the TITAN V scores 157,265 against the RX 560 XT’s 31,387, a delta of 401.1% — the TITAN V delivers over five times the raw compute performance in this test. The Geekbench Vulkan result tells a similar story: 152,117 for the TITAN V versus 36,879 for the RX 560 XT, a 312.5% advantage. These are not marginal wins; they represent a generational and architectural gulf in execution resources.

The TITAN V’s average benchmark score of 34,355 across all its tests is barely higher than the RX 560 XT’s 34,133, but that aggregate number masks the nature of the comparison. The TITAN V’s scores come from a broad suite including Passmark tests, where it reaches 19,805 in G3D and 9,263 in GPU compute, while the RX 560 XT only has Geekbench entries. The TITAN V also posts 3,565 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, a test the RX 560 XT does not appear in, further widening the practical performance envelope.

Looking at nearest rivals, the TITAN V’s average score of 34,355 places it 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A1000 (34,207) and 0.6% ahead of the RTX A2000 12 GB (34,154), while trailing the T1000 8 GB by 0.6% (34,561) and the AMD Radeon HD 7970 by 0.5% (34,541). The RX 560 XT’s 34,133 average is 0.4% ahead of the RX 480 (33,997) and 0.5% ahead of the Radeon HD 7950 (33,951), but it sits 0.1% behind the RTX A2000 12 GB (34,154) and 0.2% behind the RTX A1000 (34,207). In aggregate, the TITAN V and RX 560 XT are effectively tied, but the TITAN V’s individual test scores are far more consistent and dominant.

The TITAN V’s Passmark DirectX results show a peculiar pattern: 213 in DirectX 9, 153 in DirectX 10, 152 in DirectX 11, and only 81 in DirectX 12, with a G2D score of 937. These are standalone figures with no RX 560 XT comparison, but they indicate the TITAN V’s strength lies in compute-heavy workloads rather than legacy rasterization paths. The RX 560 XT, with only Geekbench results, cannot be assessed on those older APIs from this data.

The Verdict

From the data, the NVIDIA TITAN V is the clear choice for anyone prioritizing compute performance, as its Geekbench OpenCL score of 157,265 is 401.1% higher than the RX 560 XT’s, and its Vulkan score of 152,117 is 312.5% higher. The TITAN V also offers 12 GB of HBM2 memory versus 4 GB of GDDR5, with bandwidth of 651.3 GB/s versus 224.0 GB/s, and a FP32 rating of 14.90 TFLOPS against 4.394 TFLOPS. For tasks like OpenCL compute, scientific simulation, or Vulkan-based workloads, the TITAN V is categorically superior.

The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, however, is not without merit in its own context. Its average benchmark score of 34,133 is within 0.6% of the TITAN V’s 34,355, and it matches the TITAN V’s 79th percentile ranking among all GPUs. The RX 560 XT’s nearest rivals include the RX 480 and HD 7950, which it edges out by 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively, suggesting it is a competent performer in its class. The card’s 14 nm process node and GCN 4.0 architecture deliver a 1:1 FP16-to-FP32 ratio of 4.394 TFLOPS, which may appeal to users with mixed-precision needs, though the TITAN V’s 29.80 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1) dwarfs that figure.

In terms of power, the RX 560 XT has a TDP of 150 W and requires a 450 W PSU, compared to the TITAN V’s 250 W TDP and 600 W PSU recommendation — a meaningful difference for system builders. The TITAN V’s launch MSRP is 2,999 USD, while the RX 560 XT has no listed launch MSRP. Strictly from the data, the TITAN V is the performance pick, while the RX 560 XT is a lower-power alternative that holds its own in aggregate benchmarks but loses decisively in every direct comparison.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The NVIDIA TITAN V wins with a score of 157,265 versus 31,387 for the AMD Radeon RX 560 XT, a delta of 401.1%.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The TITAN V scores 152,117 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the RX 560 XT scores 36,879, giving the TITAN V a 312.5% advantage.

Q: Are the two cards close in average benchmark score?

A: Yes, the TITAN V averages 34,355 and the RX 560 XT averages 34,133, a difference of only 0.6%, despite the TITAN V winning every direct head-to-head test.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each card?

A: The TITAN V has 12 GB of HBM2 on a 3072-bit bus with 651.3 GB/s bandwidth; the RX 560 XT has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do their FP32 compute ratings compare?

A: The TITAN V delivers 14.90 TFLOPS FP32, while the RX 560 XT delivers 4.394 TFLOPS FP32, a ratio of roughly 3.4 to 1 in favor of the TITAN V.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The TITAN V has a 250 W TDP and recommends a 600 W PSU, while the RX 560 XT has a 150 W TDP and recommends a 450 W PSU.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every core specification. The TITAN V uses 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, while the RX 560 XT uses 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The TITAN V’s pixel rate is 139.7 GPixel/s and texture rate is 465.6 GTexel/s, versus 39.23 GPixel/s and 137.3 GTexel/s for the RX 560 XT. Clock speeds also diverge: the TITAN V runs at 1200 MHz base and 1455 MHz boost, while the RX 560 XT runs at 1074 MHz base and 1226 MHz boost. Memory clocks are 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) for the TITAN V and 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) for the RX 560 XT.

The TITAN V carries 640 tensor cores, a feature the RX 560 XT lacks entirely. The TITAN V’s memory bus is 3072-bit versus 256-bit, and its transistor count is 21,100 million on an 815 mm² die, compared to 5,700 million transistors on a 232 mm² die for the RX 560 XT. Power connectors differ: the TITAN V requires 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin, while the RX 560 XT requires only 1x 6-pin. The TITAN V is longer at 267 mm (10.5 inches) and taller at 112 mm (4.4 inches) with a width of 40 mm (1.6 inches), while the RX 560 XT measures 241 mm (9.5 inches) in length with no listed height or width. Both use PCIe 3.0 x16 and have dual-slot widths.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA TITAN V is built on the Volta architecture using the GV100 chip, manufactured on a 12 nm process at TSMC. The AMD Radeon RX 560 XT uses the GCN 4.0 architecture with the Ellesmere chip, made on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The TITAN V has a transistor density of 25.9M per mm², while the RX 560 XT has 24.6M per mm². The TITAN V’s FP16 output is 29.80 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, indicating dedicated tensor core acceleration, whereas the RX 560 XT’s FP16 is 4.394 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning it processes FP16 at the same rate as FP32. The TITAN V supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, while the RX 560 XT supports DirectX 12 (12_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.3. Display outputs are identical in count — 1x HDMI and 3x DisplayPort — but the TITAN V uses HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RX 560 XT uses HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a. The TITAN V’s generation is listed as GeForce 10 with a predecessor of GeForce 900 and successor of GeForce 20, while the RX 560 XT belongs to the Polaris (RX 500) generation with a predecessor of Arctic Islands and successor of Vega. The TITAN V released on 2017-12-06, and the RX 560 XT on 2019-03-12; both are end-of-life.