AMD Radeon R6 Graphics vs AMD Radeon R7 260

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R6 Graphics and AMD Radeon R7 260 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).

AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

AMD Radeon R7 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R6 Graphics

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
7.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	17 September 2014 vs 17 December 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

Around 83% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 600 MHz
3.1x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 15.72 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
3.1x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 503.0 gflops
4.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2892 vs 616
4.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 559 vs 137
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.189 vs 11.201
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 798.239 vs 224.132
4.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.223 vs 0.942
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.294 vs 19.267
5.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 240.395 vs 45.165

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s vs 15.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops vs 503.0 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2892 vs 616
PassMark - G2D Mark	559 vs 137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.189 vs 11.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	798.239 vs 224.132
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.223 vs 0.942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.294 vs 19.267
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	240.395 vs 45.165

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

616

2892

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

137

559

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11.201

26.189

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

224.132

798.239

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

0.942

4.223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

19.267

45.294

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.165

240.395

Name	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	616	2892
PassMark - G2D Mark	137	559
Geekbench - OpenCL	4083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.201	26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	224.132	798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.942	4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.267	45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.165	240.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	860
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1784
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	860
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1784
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3182

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Spectre	Bonaire
Launch date	17 September 2014	17 December 2013
Place in performance rating	1403	570
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		44.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	600 MHz	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	533 MHz
Floating-point performance	503.0 gflops	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	768
Texture fill rate	15.72 GTexel / s	48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	2,410 million	2,080 million
Stream Processors		896
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		170 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory type	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		104 GB/s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1625 MHz
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync