Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs AMD Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Combined performance score
GeForce GTX 260 outperforms Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by 16% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 763 | 707 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 0.36 |
Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
GPU code name | Kaveri Spectre | GT200 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 14 January 2014 (10 years old) | 16 June 2008 (15 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
Current price | no data | $49 (0.1x MSRP) |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 192 |
CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 576 MHz |
Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 182 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
Texture fill rate | no data | 36.9 billion/sec |
Floating-point performance | no data | 476.9 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) |
Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
SLI options | no data | + |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | no data | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | no data | 896 MB |
Memory bus width | no data | 448 Bit |
Memory clock speed | no data | 999 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 111.9 GB/s |
Shared memory | + | no data |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display Connectors | no data | Dual Link DVIHDTV |
Multi monitor support | no data | + |
HDMI | no data | + |
Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
CUDA | no data | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD | 14
−14.3%
| 16−18
+14.3%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
This is how R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) and GTX 260 compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 260 is 14.3% faster than R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop)
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 2.72 | 3.16 |
Recency | 14 January 2014 | 16 June 2008 |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
The GeForce GTX 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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