AMD Radeon HD 8530M vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8530M and AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon HD 8530M

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8530M

2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2455 vs 971

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2455 vs 971

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Around 69% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 650 MHz
3.7x more texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 16.8 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 896 vs 384
3.7x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 537.6 gflops
3.6x more memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 1800 MHz
6.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3182 vs 490
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 586 vs 438
24.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 971 vs 39.6

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 16.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 537.6 gflops
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3182 vs 490
PassMark - G2D Mark	586 vs 438
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	971 vs 39.6

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8530M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

490

3182

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

438

586

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2455

971

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

39.6

971

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8530M	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	490	3182
PassMark - G2D Mark	438	586
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2455	971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	39.6	971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1980

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8530M	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Mars	Bonaire
Launch date	10 January 2014	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	583	584
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	700 MHz
Core clock speed	650 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	537.6 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	896
Texture fill rate	16.8 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,040 million	2,080 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		183 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB / s	104.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	6500 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5