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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M is a graphics card released on May 30, 2011, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory, a boost clock of 775 MHz and a 75 W board power rating. It scores 1,290 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.

FermiGF116

6/10 key specs recorded · 23 facts

Depth: 32 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

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Shading units

n/a

Memory

3 GB

GDDR5

Boost clock

n/a

775 MHz base

Board power

75 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M scores 1,290 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 59.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,254), measured across 1,018 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 272.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,290

Rank #1,254
Faster than 59.2% of 2,658 GPUs
1,018 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 32 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 47.4% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 5 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 35.9% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 10 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 31.2% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 4 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 8.5% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 508 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 28.3% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M averages DirectX 9 32 fps, DirectX 10 5 fps, DirectX 11 10 fps, DirectX 12 4 fps and GPU Compute 508 ops/s, across 1,018 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 3 GB

Core clock 775 MHz

Memory clock 2500 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 75 W

First benchmarked 2011-06-13

Samples 1,018

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 3 GB of memory, a core clock of 775 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2011-06-13. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF116

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF116 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 775 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M runs at a base clock of 775 MHz.

Memory

Size 3 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M is equipped with 3 GB of GDDR5 memory.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M has a board power rating of 75 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 75 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched May 30, 2011

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M was released on May 30, 2011.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,290

PassMark G2D 272

Rank #1,254

Samples 1,018

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.6

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M has 3 GB of GDDR5 memory.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M has a board power rating of 75 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M scores 1,290 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 59.2% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,254. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 4 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M was released on May 30, 2011.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF116 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.