Steam Deck GPU vs Radeon R7 260X

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	474	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.26	no data
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Bonaire	Van Gogh
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (10 years ago)	25 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	no data
Current price	$204 (1.5x MSRP)	$15.29

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	512
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1600 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	2,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	61.60	51.20
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	no 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 support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	170 mm	298 mm
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	LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	5.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	88 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 USB Type-C
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported 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 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
Mantle	-	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 October 2013	25 February 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	15 Watt

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