AMD Radeon R7 260X vs ATI FirePro M7740

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 260X and ATI FirePro M7740 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 260X

ATI FirePro M7740

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3x more texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 20.8 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
2.4x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 832.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
4.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3192 vs 665
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 523 vs 415
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3309
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 October 2013 vs 4 August 2009
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 20.8 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 832.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3192 vs 665
PassMark - G2D Mark	523 vs 415
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3309

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro M7740

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 260X
GPU 2: ATI FirePro M7740

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3192

665

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

523

415

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3309

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3309

Name	AMD Radeon R7 260X	ATI FirePro M7740
PassMark - G3D Mark	3192	665
PassMark - G2D Mark	523	415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 260X	ATI FirePro M7740
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	TeraScale
Code name	Bonaire	M97
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	8 October 2013	4 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$139
Place in performance rating	614	616
Price now	$239
Type	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Value for money (0-100)	17.15
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	832.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	896	640
Stream Processors	896
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s	20.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	60 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	826 million
Core clock speed		650 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12	10.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	54.1 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory clock speed		3384 MHz
Shared memory		0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync