Switch GPU vs Radeon R7 M260

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1078not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameTopazGM20B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 June 2014 (11 years ago)17 March 2017 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Performance to price scatter graph

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384256
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed940 MHz384 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz768 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million2,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm20 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate23.5212.29
Floating-point processing power0.7526 TFLOPS0.3932 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416
L1 Cache96 KBno data
L2 Cache128 KBno 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8IGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
Mantle+-
CUDA-5.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 June 2014 17 March 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 20 nm

Switch GPU has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 M260 and Switch GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

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