RTX A4500 Mobile vs Radeon R7 M260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260X with RTX A4500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R7 M260X
2015
4 GB GDDR5
2.21

RTX A4500 Mobile outperforms R7 M260X by a whopping 1644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking83882
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.92
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameOpalGA104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date6 December 2015 (9 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 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 cores3845888
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed620 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed715 MHz1500 MHz
Number of transistors950 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data140 Watt
Texture fill rate17.16276.0
Floating-point processing power0.5491 TFLOPS17.66 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs24184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x8no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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 compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

R7 M260X 2.21
RTX A4500 Mobile 38.54
+1644%

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 M260X 989
RTX A4500 Mobile 17231
+1642%

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 HD15
−1633%
260−270
+1633%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−4540%
230−240
+4540%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1857%
130−140
+1857%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−4540%
230−240
+4540%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
Fortnite 12−14
−1383%
170−180
+1383%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1225%
150−160
+1225%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1233%
160−170
+1233%
Valorant 40−45
−464%
230−240
+464%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
−2000%
120−130
+2000%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−1857%
130−140
+1857%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−4540%
230−240
+4540%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−491%
270−280
+491%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%
Dota 2 24−27
−484%
140−150
+484%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
Fortnite 12−14
−1383%
170−180
+1383%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1225%
150−160
+1225%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−2133%
130−140
+2133%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1233%
160−170
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1763%
140−150
+1763%
Valorant 40−45
−464%
230−240
+464%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−1857%
130−140
+1857%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%
Dota 2 24−27
−484%
140−150
+484%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3100%
120−130
+3100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1225%
150−160
+1225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1233%
160−170
+1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1763%
140−150
+1763%
Valorant 40−45
−464%
230−240
+464%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−1383%
170−180
+1383%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−5400%
110−120
+5400%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1582%
280−290
+1582%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−8400%
85−90
+8400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−733%
170−180
+733%
Valorant 21−24
−1171%
260−270
+1171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1917%
120−130
+1917%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−2675%
110−120
+2675%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1600%
30−35
+1600%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−513%
90−95
+513%
Valorant 12−14
−1992%
250−260
+1992%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
21−24
+2200%
Dota 2 6−7
−1833%
110−120
+1833%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1767%
55−60
+1767%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−8000%
80−85
+8000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−1867%
55−60
+1867%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1767%
55−60
+1767%

1440p
High Preset

Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

This is how R7 M260X and RTX A4500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is 1633% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A4500 Mobile is 8400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A4500 Mobile is ahead in 56 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.21 38.54
Recency 6 December 2015 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A4500 Mobile has a 1643.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260X is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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