AMD Radeon R7 M260 videocard review

AMD Radeon R7 M260

Radeon R7 M260 videocard released by AMD; release date: 11 June 2014. At the time of release, the videocard cost $799. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 3.0 microarchitecture codenamed Topaz.

Core clock speed - 940 MHz. Boost clock speed - 980 MHz. Texture fill rate - 22.56 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 384. Floating-point performance - 721.9 gflops. Manufacturing process technology - 28 nm. Transistors count - 3,100 million.

Memory type: DDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 128 bit. Memory clock speed - 1000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 32 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38582
502
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
120
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345616
5123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
14.249 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
145.300 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
0.925 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
19.992 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
77.895 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
1404 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
1093 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
1704 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
1404.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
1093.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
1704.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 502
PassMark - G2D Mark 120
Geekbench - OpenCL 5123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 14.249 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 145.300 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.925 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 19.992 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 77.895 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1404 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1093 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1704 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 1404.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 1093.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 1704.000 Fps

Games performance

The Witcher 3 (2015)

Low, 1024x76818.30
Medium, 1366x76812.80
High, 1920x10804.00
Ultra, 1920x10803.20

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76830.45
Medium, 1366x76822.95
High, 1920x10807.70

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76829.10
Medium, 1366x76820.60
High, 1920x10809.40

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x76819.20
Medium, 1366x76812.00
High, 1920x10807.80

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76825.70
Medium, 1366x76818.50
High, 1920x108011.08
Ultra, 1920x10807.50

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72025.90
Medium, 1344x75617.30
High, 1920x10809.70

Sims 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x768125.00
Medium, 1366x76825.90
High, 1920x108013.70

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72038.20
Medium, 1280x72035.30
High, 1920x108017.50

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76818.50
Medium, 1366x76815.45
High, 1366x76813.30
Ultra, 1920x10807.10

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76854.00
Medium, 1366x76830.70
High, 1366x76813.50
Ultra, 1920x108011.80

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76843.00
Medium, 1366x76831.60
High, 1366x76820.30
Ultra, 1920x10806.70

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76855.90
Medium, 1366x76843.20
High, 1366x76836.25
Ultra, 1920x10807.20

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x76831.11
Medium, 1366x76823.33
High, 1366x76813.33

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76824.00
Medium, 1366x76816.00
High, 1366x76813.00
Ultra, 1920x10806.00

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72054.55
Medium, 1366x76834.49
High, 1366x76826.59
Ultra, 1920x10808.44

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768184.10
Medium, 1366x76854.80
High, 1366x76828.10
Ultra, 1920x108010.90

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76868.10
Medium, 1366x76838.05
High, 1366x76822.20
Ultra, 1920x108010.90

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76821.80
Medium, 1366x76813.90

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76822.20
Medium, 1366x76820.80
High, 1366x76812.70

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76858.10
Medium, 1366x76846.90
High, 1366x76830.10
Ultra, 1920x108016.10

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76886.70
Medium, 1366x76861.20
High, 1366x76848.90
Ultra, 1920x108029.20

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72038.20
High, 1366x76829.60

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72044.65
Medium, 1366x76833.75
High, 1366x76823.45
Ultra, 1920x108016.00

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76831.60
Medium, 1366x76827.20
High, 1366x76822.70

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76878.70
High, 1366x76828.20
Ultra, 1920x108013.60

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

High, 1024x76836.30
Ultra, 1920x108020.90

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0
Code name Topaz
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 11 June 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Place in performance rating 1487
Price now $799
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 1.33

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 940 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Pipelines 384
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore