AMD Radeon R7 260 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

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Combined performance score

GTX 750
8.67
+16.2%

GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon R7 260 by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking457495
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Value for money0.821.00
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGM107Bonaire
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years old)17 December 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 $109
Current price$340 (2.9x MSRP)$205 (1.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 260 has 22% better value for money than GTX 750.

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 cores512768
CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed1020 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1085 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.7248.00
Floating-point performance1,111 gflops1,536 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)170 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1 x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s104 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
Eyefinityno data1
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
DisplayPort supportno data+
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data-
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data-
DDMA audiono data+
Blu Ray 3D+no data
3D Gaming+no data
3D Vision+no data
3D Vision Live+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.126no data
Mantleno data-
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 750 8.67
+16.2%
R7 260 7.46

GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon R7 260 by 16% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 750 3360
+16.2%
R7 260 2891

GeForce GTX 750 outperforms Radeon R7 260 by 16% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 750 3970
R7 260 4380
+10.3%

Radeon R7 260 outperforms GeForce GTX 750 by 10% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.67 7.46
Recency 18 February 2014 17 December 2013
Cost $119 $109
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce GTX 750 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260 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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