UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Radeon R7 260

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Radeon HD 7790 Radeon HD 8770 OEM Radeon R7 260 Radeon R7 260X Radeon R9 260 OEM
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UHD Graphics 24EU UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) UHD Graphics 32EU UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 48EU UHD Graphics 64EU UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.50
+4%

R7 260 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R7 260 R7 260
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking531544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.74no data
Power efficiency5.41no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameBonaireAlder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores76864
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate48.00no data
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs48no data

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 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1625 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth104 GB/sno data
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 DisplayPortno data
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
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212_1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data

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. 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.

R7 260 7.50
+4%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.21

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
+12.5%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 3895

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 HD21−24
+0%
21
+0%
1440p10−12
−10%
11
+10%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.19no data
1440p10.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+0%
15
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 26
+0%
26
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how R7 260 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 10% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 7.50 7.21
Recency 17 December 2013 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

R7 260 has a 4% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 260 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen).

Be aware that Radeon R7 260 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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