Radeon RX 9070 vs R7 M260X

Radeon R7 M260 Radeon R7 M260DX Radeon R7 M260X Radeon R7 M265 Radeon R7 M265DX
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Radeon RX 5700 Radeon RX 5700 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 7600 Radeon RX 7600 XT Radeon RX 7800 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 9060 XT Radeon RX 9070 Radeon RX 9070 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M260X with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.

R7 M260X
2015
4 GB GDDR5
2.49

RX 9070 outperforms R7 M260X by a whopping 2374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking84236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.70
Power efficiencyno data19.88
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameOpalNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 December 2015 (9 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3843584
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed620 MHz1330 MHz
Boost clock speed715 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors950 million53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rate17.16564.5
Floating-point processing power0.5491 TFLOPS36.13 TFLOPS
ROPs8128
TMUs24224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin

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 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s644.6 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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

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 Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan-1.3
Mantle+-
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 2.49
RX 9070 61.61
+2374%

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 996
RX 9070 24629
+2373%

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
−1240%
201
+1240%
1440p4−5
−2950%
122
+2950%
4K3−4
−2433%
76
+2433%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.73
1440pno data4.50
4Kno data7.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−5900%
300−310
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2840%
140−150
+2840%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−4300%
264
+4300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−5900%
300−310
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2840%
140−150
+2840%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5760%
293
+5760%
Fortnite 12−14
−2208%
270−280
+2208%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1825%
230−240
+1825%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−3750%
231
+3750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1367%
170−180
+1367%
Valorant 40−45
−681%
300−350
+681%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−5900%
300−310
+5900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−491%
270−280
+491%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2840%
140−150
+2840%
Dota 2 24−27
−2300%
600−650
+2300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5580%
284
+5580%
Fortnite 12−14
−2208%
270−280
+2208%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1825%
230−240
+1825%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−2617%
160−170
+2617%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2900%
180
+2900%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−3650%
150−160
+3650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1367%
170−180
+1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−4822%
443
+4822%
Valorant 40−45
−681%
300−350
+681%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−2271%
160−170
+2271%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2840%
140−150
+2840%
Dota 2 24−27
−2300%
600−650
+2300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−5280%
269
+5280%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1825%
230−240
+1825%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−2117%
133
+2117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−1367%
170−180
+1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2678%
250
+2678%
Valorant 40−45
−681%
300−350
+681%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−2208%
270−280
+2208%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−8700%
170−180
+8700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−2500%
400−450
+2500%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−929%
170−180
+929%
Valorant 21−24
−1724%
350−400
+1724%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4000%
80−85
+4000%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−3386%
244
+3386%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−3150%
190−200
+3150%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−3400%
105
+3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−4675%
191
+4675%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−3675%
150−160
+3675%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−860%
140−150
+860%
Valorant 12−14
−2600%
300−350
+2600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Dota 2 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3250%
134
+3250%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−14400%
140−150
+14400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−2533%
75−80
+2533%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+0%
166
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 61
+0%
61
+0%

This is how R7 M260X and RX 9070 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is 1240% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 is 2950% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 is 2433% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9070 is 14400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is ahead in 54 tests (87%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.49 61.61
Recency 6 December 2015 6 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RX 9070 has a 2374.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260X is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.

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