Radeon R5 340 OEM vs R7 260X
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 470 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 1.24 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Oland |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (10 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | no data |
| Current price | $204 (1.5x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 730 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 18.72 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,971 gflops | 599.0 gflops |
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 x8 |
| Length | 170 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 4600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 36.8 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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | 1 | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| DisplayPort support | - | no data |
Supported GPU Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | no data |
| Enduro | - | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| HD3D | - | no data |
| PowerTune | - | no data |
| TrueAudio | - | no data |
| ZeroCore | - | no data |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1.2.131 |
| Mantle | - | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 260X and Radeon R5 340 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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