Radeon Pro 575X vs R7 260X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 504 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.38 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.01 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 18 March 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 896 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1096 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 140.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | 4.489 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 217.6 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| 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.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 18 March 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 120 Watt |
R7 260X has 4.3% lower power consumption.
Pro 575X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 260X and Radeon Pro 575X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while Radeon Pro 575X is a mobile workstation 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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