AMD Radeon R7 260 vs AMD Radeon HD 7870M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 260 and AMD Radeon HD 7870M 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s
- Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
- Around 50% better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
- Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2892 vs 1507
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 559 vs 556
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 17 December 2013 vs 24 April 2012 |
Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 768 vs 640 |
Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops vs 1,024 gflops |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2892 vs 1507 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 559 vs 556 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
- 2.5x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 115 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz vs 1625 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 260
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870M
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | AMD Radeon R7 260 | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 2892 | 1507 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 559 | 556 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 26.189 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 798.239 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 4.223 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 45.294 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 240.395 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1367 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1367 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3359 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3359 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R7 260 | AMD Radeon HD 7870M | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 2.0 | GCN 1.0 |
Code name | Bonaire | Heathrow |
Design | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series | |
Launch date | 17 December 2013 | 24 April 2012 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | |
Place in performance rating | 575 | 577 |
Price now | $89.99 | |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Value for money (0-100) | 44.11 | |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | |
Floating-point performance | 1,536 gflops | 1,024 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 640 |
Stream Processors | 896 | |
Texture fill rate | 48 GTexel / s | 32 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 115 Watt | 45 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,080 million | 1,500 million |
Core clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
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Eyefinity | ||
HDMI | ||
VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Length | 170 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | |
Laptop size | large | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_1) |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | 64 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1625 MHz | 4000 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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AMD Eyefinity | ||
DDMA audio | ||
FreeSync |