Radeon R7 260 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Place in the ranking	137	531
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.39	3.76
Power efficiency	9.90	5.46
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GM200	Bonaire
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	17 December 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 283% better value for money than R7 260.

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	2816	768
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	8,000 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	189.4	48.00
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	1.536 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	176	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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	170 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336.5 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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort support	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	-	+
DDMA audio	no data	+
GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	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 980 Ti 35.88
+377%

R7 260 7.52

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 980 Ti 13796
+377%

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 980 Ti 16961
+287%

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	99 +450%	18−21 −450%
1440p	51 +410%	10−12 −410%
4K	53 +430%	10−12 −430%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.56 −8.3%	6.06 +8.3%
1440p	12.73 −16.7%	10.90 +16.7%
4K	12.25 −12.3%	10.90 +12.3%

R7 260 has 8% lower cost per frame in 1080p
R7 260 has 17% lower cost per frame in 1440p
R7 260 has 12% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +443%	14−16 −443%
Elden Ring	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +450%	18−20 −450%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +443%	14−16 −443%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +386%	35−40 −386%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +389%	18−20 −389%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +414%	14−16 −414%
Valorant	140−150 +430%	27−30 −430%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +450%	18−20 −450%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +443%	14−16 −443%
Dota 2	23 +475%	4−5 −475%
Elden Ring	120−130 +417%	24−27 −417%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +417%	18−20 −417%
Fortnite	160−170 +437%	30−33 −437%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +386%	35−40 −386%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 +386%	7−8 −386%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +389%	18−20 −389%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +383%	40−45 −383%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +414%	14−16 −414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +400%	10−11 −400%
Valorant	140−150 +430%	27−30 −430%
World of Tanks	270−280 +407%	55−60 −407%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +421%	14−16 −421%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +421%	14−16 −421%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +443%	14−16 −443%
Dota 2	110−120 +379%	24−27 −379%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +417%	18−20 −417%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +386%	35−40 −386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +383%	40−45 −383%
Valorant	140−150 +430%	27−30 −430%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +442%	12−14 −442%
Elden Ring	70−75 +407%	14−16 −407%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +450%	12−14 −450%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +400%	35−40 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
World of Tanks	220−230 +409%	45−50 −409%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +386%	14−16 −386%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +379%	24−27 −379%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +386%	21−24 −386%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +394%	16−18 −394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%
Valorant	100−110 +419%	21−24 −419%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Dota 2	79 +394%	16−18 −394%
Elden Ring	30−35 +450%	6−7 −450%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +394%	16−18 −394%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +443%	21−24 −443%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +394%	16−18 −394%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30 +400%	6−7 −400%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Dota 2	132 +389%	27−30 −389%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Fortnite	45−50 +390%	10−11 −390%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +383%	12−14 −383%
Valorant	55−60 +460%	10−11 −460%