Radeon R7 M260DX vs ATI HD 5570

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5570 with Radeon R7 M260DX, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5570
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 39 Watt
1.23

R7 M260DX outperforms ATI HD 5570 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1043867
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.20no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameRedwoodJet
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 February 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2014 (10 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 cores400320
Core clock speed650 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data855 MHz
Number of transistors627 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)39 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.0017.10
Floating-point processing power0.52 TFLOPS0.5472 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2020

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP
Length165 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

ATI HD 5570 1.23
R7 M260DX 2.12
+72.4%

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.

ATI HD 5570 475
R7 M260DX 816
+71.8%

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:

900p15
−60%
24−27
+60%
Full HD22
−59.1%
35−40
+59.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−66.7%
55−60
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

This is how ATI HD 5570 and R7 M260DX compete in popular games:

  • R7 M260DX is 60% faster in 900p
  • R7 M260DX is 59% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 2.12
Recency 9 February 2010 7 January 2014
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

R7 M260DX has a 72.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M260DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5570 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5570 is a desktop card while Radeon R7 M260DX is a notebook one.


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