AMD Radeon R7 260 vs AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 260 and AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT 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, 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.

AMD Radeon R7 260

AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 975 MHz
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 185 Watt

Launch date	17 December 2013 vs 19 November 2012
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 975 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 185 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

Around 95% higher texture fill rate: 93.6 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
Around 95% better floating-point performance: 2,995 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
3.7x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4470 vs 2892
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 661 vs 559
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.399 vs 26.189
Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1230.47 vs 798.239
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.371 vs 4.223
Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.519 vs 45.294
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 345.793 vs 240.395

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	93.6 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4470 vs 2892
PassMark - G2D Mark	661 vs 559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.399 vs 26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1230.47 vs 798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.371 vs 4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	78.519 vs 45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	345.793 vs 240.395

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 260
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2892

4470

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

559

661

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26.189

65.399

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

798.239

1230.47

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.223

6.371

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

45.294

78.519

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

240.395

345.793

Name	AMD Radeon R7 260	AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	2892	4470
PassMark - G2D Mark	559	661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.189	65.399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	798.239	1230.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.223	6.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.294	78.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	240.395	345.793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2810
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3264
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3354
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1745

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 260	AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Bonaire	Tahiti
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	17 December 2013	19 November 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$270
Place in performance rating	570	521
Price now	$89.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	44.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	975 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	2,995 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1536
Stream Processors	896
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	93.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	4,313 million
Core clock speed		925 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	192.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync