AMD Radeon Pro 560 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 560 and AMD Radeon R7 260X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 560

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 896
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3475 vs 3183
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 724 vs 521
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.837 vs 3.673
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4695 vs 3845
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4695 vs 3845
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 18 April 2017 vs 8 October 2013
Pipelines 1024 vs 896
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3475 vs 3183
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 vs 521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.837 vs 3.673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4695 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4695 vs 3845

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 58.05 GTexel / s
  • Around 6% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 43.745 vs 41.388
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 804.436 vs 614.695
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 31.274
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 221.539 vs 189.085
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3485 vs 2280
  • Around 53% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3485 vs 2280
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s vs 58.05 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops vs 1,858 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 43.745 vs 41.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 804.436 vs 614.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 vs 31.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 221.539 vs 189.085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3485 vs 2280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3485 vs 2280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3349

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260X

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3475
3183
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
724
521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
41.388
43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
614.695
804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.837
3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.274
64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
189.085
221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4695
3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2280
3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3349
3358
Name AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon R7 260X
PassMark - G3D Mark 3475 3183
PassMark - G2D Mark 724 521
Geekbench - OpenCL 15826
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.388 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 614.695 804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.837 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 31.274 64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 189.085 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4695 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2280 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3349 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4695 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2280 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3349 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1481

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 560 AMD Radeon R7 260X

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Polaris 21 Bonaire
Launch date 18 April 2017 8 October 2013
Place in performance rating 624 639
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $139
Price now $239
Value for money (0-100) 17.15

Technical info

Core clock speed 907 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,858 gflops 1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1024 896
Texture fill rate 58.05 GTexel / s 61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,080 million
Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Stream Processors 896

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Length 170 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB / s 104 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio