Radeon R7 260X vs RX 560 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 Mobile with Radeon R7 260X, including specs and performance data.

RX 560 Mobile
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
11.28
+36.4%

RX 560 Mobile outperforms R7 260X by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking413502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.673.39
Power efficiency14.204.98
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameBaffinBonaire
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date5 January 2017 (7 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99.99 $139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 Mobile has 67% better value for money than R7 260X.

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 cores896896
Core clock speed1175 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1275 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate58.9761.60
Floating-point processing power1.887 TFLOPS1.971 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5656

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s104 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync++
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.0
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

RX 560 Mobile 11.28
+36.4%
R7 260X 8.27

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 560 Mobile 5738
+31%
R7 260X 4380

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 HD45
+50%
30−35
−50%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.224.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Far Cry 5 21
+50%
14−16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
Hitman 3 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

This is how RX 560 Mobile and R7 260X compete in popular games:

  • RX 560 Mobile is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.28 8.27
Recency 5 January 2017 8 October 2013
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 115 Watt

RX 560 Mobile has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 109.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R7 260X is a desktop one.


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