Radeon RX 5600M vs R7 M260DX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260DX with Radeon RX 5600M, including specs and performance data.

R7 M260DX
2014
2.11

RX 5600M outperforms R7 M260DX by a whopping 980% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking861242
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data10.52
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameJetNavi 10
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years ago)7 July 2020 (4 years ago)

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 cores3202304
Core clock speed780 MHz1035 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHz1265 MHz
Number of transistors690 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate17.10182.2
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPS5.829 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs20144

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 datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 M260DX 2.11
RX 5600M 22.79
+980%

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 M260DX 816
RX 5600M 8795
+978%

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 HD7−8
−1071%
82
+1071%
1440p4−5
−1250%
54
+1250%
4K3−4
−1000%
33
+1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 67
+0%
67
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 76
+0%
76
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 67
+0%
67
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 76
+0%
76
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 221
+0%
221
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 64
+0%
64
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+0%
70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 217
+0%
217
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 49
+0%
49
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+0%
45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Hitman 3 58
+0%
58
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 101
+0%
101
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 32
+0%
32
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 67
+0%
67
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+0%
24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hitman 3 38
+0%
38
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 197
+0%
197
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hitman 3 20
+0%
20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 13
+0%
13
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how R7 M260DX and RX 5600M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5600M is 1071% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5600M is 1250% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5600M is 1000% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.11 22.79
Recency 7 January 2014 7 July 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5600M has a 980.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5600M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260DX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260DX is a desktop card while Radeon RX 5600M is a notebook one.


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