GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G is based on the AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) (GCN 4) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 112 GB/s.
The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 (Maxwell 2.0) and has 2 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 106 GB/s. |
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GPUThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G has the Polaris 21 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the GCN 4 architecture. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper is based on the graphics chip GM206-250-A1, which comes from the Maxwell 2.0 architecture. |
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| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G | GPU | GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper |
| AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU) | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 |
| Polaris 21 XT | GPU Chip | GM206-250-A1 |
| GCN 4 | Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 |
| 16 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 6 |
| 1024 | Shader | 768 |
| 16 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 64 | Texture Units | 48 |
| 0 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 7.0 Gbps. The graphics memory speed of the GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper is 6.6 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.653 GHz. |
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| 2 GB | Memory Size | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.653 GHz |
| 7.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 6.6 Gbps |
| 112 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 106 GB/s |
| 128 bit | Memory Interface | 128 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture. |
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| 1.199 GHz | Base Clock | 1.140 GHz |
| 1.300 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.329 GHz |
| 1.29 GHz | Avg (Game) Clock | |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 75 W. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper has 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 90 W. |
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| 75 W | TDP | 90 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 97 °C | Tjunction max | 95 °C |
| 1 x 6-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 2 x 80 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 90 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityUp to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.2 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 1x HDMI v2.0b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0 |
| 1x DP v1.4 | DP Ports | 1x DP v1.2 |
| 1 | DVI Ports | 1 |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetWith the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 5120x2880 pixels. The maximum supported resolution of the GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper is 4096x2160 pixels. |
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| 5120x2880 | Max. resolution | 4096x2160 |
| 12 | DirectX | 12_1 |
| No | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | No |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | No |
| No | AV1 | No |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode |
| Decode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 3 x 16 Lanes interface. |
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| 190 mm | Length | 244 mm |
| 111 mm | Height | 124 mm |
| 37 mm | Width | 42 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 3.0 x 8 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3 x 16 |
Additional dataThe GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2017. The GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper came on the market in Q3/2015 and will have a structure width of 28 nanometers manufactured. |
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| GV-RX560GAMING OC-2GD | Part-no | -- |
| Q2/2017 | Release date | Q3/2015 |
| 99 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 179 $ |
| 14 nm | Structure size | 28 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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Benchmark results
3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)
3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.
Time Spy Extreme Graphics score
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Battlefield 5
Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.
3840x2160 (2160p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.
Geekbench 6 - OpenCL
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper
2 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 2G
2 GB GDDR5 |
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GALAX GeForce GTX 950 Black OC Sniper
2 GB GDDR5 |
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