Radeon R7 M260DX vs R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 with Radeon R7 M260DX, including specs and performance data.

R7 260
2013, $109
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
6.91
+254%

R7 260 outperforms R7 M260DX by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking590935
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Power efficiency5.58no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameBonaireJet
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (11 years ago)7 January 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores768320
Core clock speedno data780 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz855 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate48.0017.10
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS0.5472 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4820
L1 Cache192 KB80 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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 x16IGP
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1625 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth104 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
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.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_1)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

Synthetic benchmarks

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 6.91
+254%
R7 M260DX 1.95

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
+254%
Samples: 107
R7 M260DX 816
Samples: 11

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.91 1.95

R7 260 has a 254.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R7 M260DX is a notebook one.

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