Radeon R7 M260DX vs R9 M275X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M275X and Radeon R7 M260DX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M275X
2014
4 GB GDDR5
3.85
+97.4%

R9 M275X outperforms R7 M260DX by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking755945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameVenusJet
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 January 2014 (12 years ago)7 January 2014 (12 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 cores640320
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz855 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million690 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Texture fill rate37.0017.10
Floating-point processing power1.184 TFLOPS0.5472 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4020
L1 Cache160 KB80 KB
L2 Cache256 KB128 KB

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1125 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth72 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

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® 1112 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
Mantle+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

R9 M275X 3.85
+97.4%
R7 M260DX 1.95

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.

R9 M275X 1596
+95.6%
Samples: 15
R7 M260DX 816
Samples: 11

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.85 1.95

R9 M275X has a 97% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon R9 M275X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260DX in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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