Radeon R7 M260X vs HD 7950

Place in performance ranking	372	786
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.38	no data
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Mars
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	31 January 2012 (12 years ago)	7 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$431 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

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 cores	1792	384
Compute units	28	6
Core clock speed	no data	715 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	715 MHz
Number of transistors	4,313 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	89.60	17.16
Floating-point performance	2,867 gflops	549.1 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7950 and Radeon R7 M260X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	-
FreeSync	1	1
HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TrueAudio	-	-
ZeroCore	+	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Mantle	-	+

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.

HD 7950 12.34
+380%

R7 M260X 2.57

HD 7950 outperforms R7 M260X by 380% based on our aggregate 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%

HD 7950 4764
+381%

R7 M260X 991

HD 7950 outperforms R7 M260X by 381% 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%

HD 7950 7500
+437%

R7 M260X 1396

HD 7950 outperforms R7 M260X by 437% 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.

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

80−85
+371%

−371%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+500%

1−2

−500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1