Radeon 610M vs R9 260 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 840 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.37 |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Dragon Range |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 21 December 2013 (11 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (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 cores | 896 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | 0.5632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 2 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 183 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 104.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 December 2013 | 3 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 610M has an age advantage of 9 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 260 OEM and Radeon 610M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 260 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Radeon 610M is a notebook one.
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