Radeon R7 260 vs GeForce GTX 780M

Place in the ranking	448	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.52
Power efficiency	5.67	5.48
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GK104	Bonaire
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	11 May 2013 (11 years ago)	17 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	1536	768
Core clock speed	823 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.0	48.00
Floating-point processing power	2.448 TFLOPS	1.536 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	128	48

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	170 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	104 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	-
DisplayPort support	-	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 780M 9.94
+32.7%

R7 260 7.49

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 780M 3835
+32.7%

R7 260 2891

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.

GTX 780M 5244
+19.7%

R7 260 4380

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

63
+40%

45−50

−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +33.3%	21−24 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +46.7%	45−50 −46.7%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +37.5%	24−27 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+33.3%

21−24

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +46.7%	30−33 −46.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +40%	45−50 −40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+41.7%

12−14

−41.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%