GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs Radeon R7 260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260X with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R7 260X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
8.21

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms R7 260X by a whopping 513% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking51158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.56no data
Power efficiency4.9830.50
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBonaireAD106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 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 cores8964608
Core clock speedno data1395 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1695 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate61.60244.1
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs56144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 260X 8.21
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.30
+513%

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 260X 3194
RTX 4070 Mobile 19581
+513%

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 260X 4380
RTX 4070 Mobile 29950
+584%

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 HD18−21
−611%
128
+611%
1440p12−14
−517%
74
+517%
4K7−8
−571%
47
+571%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.72no data
1440p11.58no data
4K19.86no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 285
+0%
285
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Metro Exodus 140
+0%
140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+0%
49
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 233
+0%
233
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Dota 2 167
+0%
167
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 203
+0%
203
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 121
+0%
121
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
World of Tanks 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+0%
134
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 105
+0%
105
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 88
+0%
88
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 89
+0%
89
+0%
Metro Exodus 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Fortnite 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+0%
72
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

This is how R7 260X and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 611% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 517% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 571% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.21 50.30
Recency 8 October 2013 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 512.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 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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AMD Radeon R7 260X
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