GeForce RTX 3070 vs Radeon R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 and GeForce RTX 3070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.48

RTX 3070 outperforms R7 260 by a whopping 671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking53945
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.7557.74
Power efficiency5.4318.09
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameBonaireGA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (11 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 3070 has 1440% 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 cores7685888
Core clock speedno data1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00317.4
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs48184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length170 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA-8.5
DLSS-+

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.

R7 260 7.48
RTX 3070 57.67
+671%

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.

R7 260 2891
RTX 3070 22300
+671%

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.

R7 260 4380
RTX 3070 31020
+608%

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 HD18−20
−733%
150
+733%
1440p12−14
−717%
98
+717%
4K8−9
−700%
64
+700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.06
−82%
3.33
+82%
1440p9.08
−78.4%
5.09
+78.4%
4K13.63
−74.7%
7.80
+74.7%
  • RTX 3070 has 82% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 has 78% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 has 75% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 263
+0%
263
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 149
+0%
149
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 196
+0%
196
+0%
Battlefield 5 149
+0%
149
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 135
+0%
135
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 154
+0%
154
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 159
+0%
159
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 113
+0%
113
+0%
Battlefield 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%
Dota 2 133
+0%
133
+0%
Far Cry 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+0%
139
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 230
+0%
230
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 105
+0%
105
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 141
+0%
141
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Valorant 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 98
+0%
98
+0%
Metro Exodus 75
+0%
75
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 49
+0%
49
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16
+0%
16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 125
+0%
125
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how R7 260 and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 733% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 717% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.48 57.67
Recency 17 December 2013 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 220 Watt

R7 260 has 91.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 671% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260 in performance tests.

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