NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 vs NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data places these two GPUs in an unusually tight contest. In Geekbench OpenCL, the GTX 560 scores 9,058, while the TITAN V CEO Edition scores 9,037. That is a delta of just 0.2%, with the older card edging ahead. For practical purposes, this is a statistical tie — the sort of margin you would expect from run-to-run variance on the same hardware, not a meaningful performance gap.

The nearest-rival data reinforces this picture. Both cards sit at the 45th percentile among all GPUs in the database, meaning half of all recorded graphics cards score higher and half score lower. The TITAN V CEO Edition’s nearest rival is the GTX 660 at 9,022 (0.2% behind), while the GTX 560’s nearest rival is also the TITAN V CEO Edition at 9,037 (0.2% behind). The two cards are literally each other’s closest competitors. The AMD Radeon 550X trails both at 8,918, sitting 1.6% behind the GTX 560 and 1.3% behind the TITAN V CEO Edition. Meanwhile, the AMD Radeon 890M leads both, scoring 9,210 — 1.7% ahead of the GTX 560 and 1.9% ahead of the TITAN V CEO Edition.

Beyond the OpenCL score, the TITAN V CEO Edition has additional benchmark results that the GTX 560 lacks entirely. In PassMark G3D, the TITAN V CEO Edition scores 16,988, which is a far more demanding 3D workload than OpenCL compute. It also posts a PassMark G2D score of 1,086, covering 2D graphics and desktop compositing tasks. The GTX 560 has no comparable data in those tests, so its true 3D gaming and desktop performance cannot be directly quantified from this pack — only its OpenCL compute result.

What does this mean for the head-to-head? On raw compute, the cards are inseparable. The GTX 560’s 1,088.6 GFLOPS FP32 and the TITAN V CEO Edition’s 14.90 TFLOPS FP32 suggest a massive theoretical gap, yet the OpenCL benchmark records them within 0.2%. This is a strong reminder that synthetic compute scores do not always reflect architectural efficiency or driver optimization. The TITAN V CEO Edition’s PassMark G3D score of 16,988, however, indicates that in heavier 3D rendering workloads, it pulls decisively ahead — but without a GTX 560 G3D number, that comparison remains one-sided.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different eras of NVIDIA design. The GTX 560 uses the GF114 chip on the Fermi 2.0 architecture, manufactured on TSMC’s 40 nm process. It packs 1,950 million transistors into a 332 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 5.9 million per square millimeter. The TITAN V CEO Edition, by contrast, uses the GV100 chip on the Volta architecture, built on TSMC’s 12 nm process. It crams 21,100 million transistors into an 815 mm² die, achieving 25.9 million transistors per square millimeter — over four times the density of the older chip.

Memory configurations are radically different. The GTX 560 has 1,024 MB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, yielding 128.0 GB/s of bandwidth at a 1000 MHz memory clock (4 Gbps effective). The TITAN V CEO Edition uses 32 GB of HBM2 on a 4096-bit bus, delivering 868.4 GB/s — nearly seven times the bandwidth — at a much lower 848 MHz memory clock (1696 Mbps effective). The bus width difference is staggering: 4096 bits versus 256 bits, a 16-to-1 ratio that explains how the TITAN V can move so much more data despite slower raw memory clocks.

Compute resources also diverge sharply. The GTX 560 has 336 shading units, 56 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The TITAN V CEO Edition has 5,120 shading units, 320 TMUs, and 128 ROPs — roughly 15 times the shaders, nearly 6 times the TMUs, and 4 times the ROPs. The TITAN V also includes 640 tensor cores, a feature completely absent from the Fermi-based GTX 560. Pixel and texture rates tell the same story: the TITAN V CEO Edition delivers 186.2 GPixel/s and 465.6 GTexel/s, versus the GTX 560’s 11.34 GPixel/s and 45.36 GTexel/s.

Feature support differs as well. The GTX 560 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan support listed. The TITAN V CEO Edition supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The TITAN V also offers FP16 compute at 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the GTX 560 lists no FP16 capability. Both cards are dual-slot designs, but the TITAN V is longer at 267 mm (10.5 inches) versus 210 mm (8.3 inches), and adds height and width dimensions of 112 mm and 40 mm respectively.

Power and connectivity are also distinct. The GTX 560 draws 150 W TDP with two 6-pin power connectors and a suggested 450 W PSU. The TITAN V CEO Edition draws 250 W TDP with one 6-pin and one 8-pin connector, requiring a 600 W PSU. The GTX 560 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 and outputs dual DVI plus one mini-HDMI 1.3a. The TITAN V uses PCIe 3.0 x16 and outputs one HDMI 2.0 plus three DisplayPort 1.4a.

Where Each One Wins

The GTX 560 wins the only direct benchmark comparison available. Its OpenCL score of 9,058 edges out the TITAN V CEO Edition’s 9,037 by 0.2%. For anyone running OpenCL compute workloads — which include many scientific, image-processing, and general-purpose GPU tasks — the data suggests the GTX 560 is marginally faster in this specific test. That is a surprising result given the architectural gulf between the two, but the numbers are what they are. The GTX 560 also wins on physical footprint and power draw: it is shorter (210 mm vs 267 mm), consumes less power (150 W vs 250 W), and requires a smaller PSU (450 W vs 600 W). It also uses simpler power connectors (two 6-pin vs one 6-pin plus one 8-pin), which may fit more existing systems without adapter cables.

The TITAN V CEO Edition wins wherever the benchmarks extend beyond OpenCL. Its PassMark G3D score of 16,988 is the only 3D gaming-class result in this comparison, and it is far higher than any score the GTX 560 could plausibly post based on its hardware specs. The TITAN V also wins on memory capacity and bandwidth by enormous margins: 32 GB versus 1 GB, and 868.4 GB/s versus 128.0 GB/s. For workloads that need large datasets resident in VRAM — machine learning inference, large textures, multi-display 4K compositing — the TITAN V is in a different league. Its tensor cores add a capability the GTX 560 simply does not have, enabling accelerated deep-learning operations that the Fermi architecture cannot perform at all.

The TITAN V also wins on API support. It offers DirectX 12 (12_1) versus the GTX 560’s DirectX 12 (11_0), meaning better support for modern rendering features like conservative rasterization and rasterizer-ordered views. It also adds Vulkan 1.4, which the GTX 560 lacks entirely — a significant advantage for Linux gamers and users of Vulkan-based emulators or renderers. The TITAN V’s display outputs are also more modern: HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a support higher resolutions and refresh rates than the GTX 560’s dual DVI and mini-HDMI 1.3a.

The Verdict

The data does not support a straightforward winner. If your workload is OpenCL compute, the GTX 560 is technically ahead by 0.2%, but that margin is within noise and should not drive a purchasing decision. Neither card is a sensible purchase today — both are end-of-life products — but if you already own one, the benchmark results suggest they are roughly equivalent for OpenCL tasks, which is remarkable given the 2011 versus 2018 release dates and the 40 nm versus 12 nm process gap.

If your workload involves modern 3D gaming, large VRAM allocations, or tensor-core-accelerated AI, the TITAN V CEO Edition is the only viable choice. Its PassMark G3D score of 16,988 indicates far stronger 3D performance, and its 32 GB HBM2 memory is 32 times larger than the GTX 560’s 1 GB. The GTX 560’s 1 GB VRAM will be a hard bottleneck in any modern game or application, regardless of its OpenCL score.

If you need a compact, low-power card for legacy OpenCL workloads on an older system, the GTX 560 has practical advantages: shorter length, lower TDP, smaller PSU requirement, and simpler power connectors. It will drop into a wider range of cases and power supplies. But for anything beyond basic compute, the TITAN V CEO Edition dominates on every measurable specification — even if its OpenCL benchmark score happens to be 0.2% lower.

The honest conclusion: these cards are neighbors in the benchmark database, but strangers in capability. The GTX 560 wins the one test both took. The TITAN V wins everything else the database records.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher OpenCL benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 scores 9,058 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 0.2% higher than the NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition’s 9,037.

Q: How much VRAM does each card have?

A: The GTX 560 has 1,024 MB of GDDR5, while the TITAN V CEO Edition has 32 GB of HBM2. That is a 32-to-1 difference in memory capacity.

Q: Does the TITAN V CEO Edition support Vulkan?

A: Yes, the TITAN V CEO Edition supports Vulkan 1.4. The GTX 560 has no Vulkan support listed in its specifications.

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The GTX 560 has a 150 W TDP and requires a 450 W PSU, while the TITAN V CEO Edition has a 250 W TDP and requires a 600 W PSU. The TITAN V also needs one 8-pin power connector in addition to a 6-pin.

Q: Which card has tensor cores?

A: Only the TITAN V CEO Edition has tensor cores, with 640 of them. The GTX 560 has no tensor cores.

Q: Are these cards still in production?

A: No. Both the GTX 560 and the TITAN V CEO Edition are marked as end-of-life products.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 | NVIDIA TITAN V CEO Edition |

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

| Chip | GF114 | GV100 |

| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | Volta |

| Process Node | 40 nm | 12 nm |

| Transistors | 1,950 million | 21,100 million |

| Die Size | 332 mm² | 815 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 5.9M / mm² | 25.9M / mm² |

| Base Clock | Not specified | 1200 MHz |

| Boost Clock | Not specified | 1455 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1000 MHz (4 Gbps effective) | 848 MHz (1696 Mbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 32 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |

| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 4096 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 128.0 GB/s | 868.4 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 336 | 5120 |

| TMUs | 56 | 320 |

| ROPs | 32 | 128 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 640 |

| Pixel Rate | 11.34 GPixel/s | 186.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 45.36 GTexel/s | 465.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 1,088.6 GFLOPS | 14.90 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | Not specified | 29.80 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 150 W | 250 W |

| Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 600 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |

| Vulkan Support | Not specified | 1.4 |

| Length | 210 mm (8.3 inches) | 267 mm (10.5 inches) |

| Height | Not specified | 112 mm (4.4 inches) |

| Width | Not specified | 40 mm (1.6 inches) |

| Release Date | 2011-05-16 | 2018-06-20 |

| Launch MSRP | 199 USD | Not specified |

| Predecessor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 900 |

| Successor | GeForce 600 | GeForce 20 |

| OpenCL Benchmark | 9,058 | 9,037 |

| PassMark G3D | Not available | 16,988 |

| PassMark G2D | Not available | 1,086 |