Radeon R5 430 OEM vs GeForce GTX 260M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M with Radeon R5 430 OEM, including specs and performance data.

GTX 260M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.91

R5 430 OEM outperforms 260M by a whopping 171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1181882
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.083.80
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameG92Oland
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 March 2009 (16 years ago)30 June 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores112384
Core clock speed550 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speedno data780 MHz
Number of transistors754 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate30.8018.72
Floating-point processing power0.308 TFLOPS0.599 TFLOPS
Gigaflops462no data
ROPs168
TMUs5624
L1 Cacheno data96 KB
L2 Cache64 KB256 KB

Form factor & 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s36.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsDisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 260M 0.91
R5 430 OEM 2.47
+171%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 260M 382
Samples: 332
R5 430 OEM 1031
+170%

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 HD29
−159%
75−80
+159%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Valorant 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Valorant 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Valorant 30−35
−158%
80−85
+158%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−170%
27−30
+170%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Valorant 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

This is how GTX 260M and R5 430 OEM compete in popular games:

  • R5 430 OEM is 159% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.91 2.47
Recency 3 March 2009 30 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 50 Watt

R5 430 OEM has a 171.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 430 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 430 OEM is a desktop one.

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