RTX A5000-12Q vs Radeon R7 260

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	597	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	no data
Power efficiency	5.60	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code name	Bonaire	GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Design	reference	no data
Release date	17 December 2013 (12 years ago)	12 April 2021 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	8192
Core clock speed	no data	1170 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	433.9
Floating-point processing power	1.536 TFLOPS	27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	96
TMUs	48	256
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	64
L1 Cache	192 KB	8 MB
L2 Cache	256 KB	6 MB

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	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	170 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1x 8-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 support

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.3	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6
DLSS	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 December 2013	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	230 Watt