Radeon R7 M260DX vs R5 (Kaveri)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 (Kaveri) and Radeon R7 M260DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R7 M260DX outperforms R5 (Kaveri) by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1103 | 921 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Kaveri | Jet |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 7 January 2014 (11 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 cores | 256 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 514 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 626 MHz | 855 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 690 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 17.10 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.5472 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 20 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | IGP |
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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| Shared memory | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−71.9%
|
55−60
+71.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−66.7%
|
45−50
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−68.8%
|
27−30
+68.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−71.9%
|
55−60
+71.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−68.8%
|
27−30
+68.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| God of War | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−71.9%
|
55−60
+71.9%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 7−8
−71.4%
|
12−14
+71.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−50%
|
18−20
+50%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 1.95 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 7 January 2014 |
R5 (Kaveri) has an age advantage of 4 months.
R7 M260DX, on the other hand, has a 74.1% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon R7 M260DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Kaveri) in performance tests.
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