AMD Radeon R7 260X vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 260X and NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 5.2x more texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 11.81 GTexel / s
  • 28x more pipelines: 896 vs 32
  • 16.8x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 117.5 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 512 MB
  • 19.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3195 vs 166
  • 10.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 523 vs 51
  • Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 38.948
  • Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1731
  • Around 94% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1731
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 October 2013 vs 10 March 2009
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s vs 11.81 GTexel / s
Pipelines 896 vs 32
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops vs 117.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 55 nm
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3195 vs 166
PassMark - G2D Mark 523 vs 51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 vs 38.948
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 1731
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 179.899 vs 43.745
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1813.265 vs 804.436
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 13.817 vs 3.673
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 757.451 vs 221.539
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3689 vs 3485
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3689 vs 3485
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 179.899 vs 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1813.265 vs 804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 13.817 vs 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 757.451 vs 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3689 vs 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3689 vs 3485

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 260X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3195
166
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
523
51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
43.745
179.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
804.436
1813.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.673
13.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
64.088
38.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
221.539
757.451
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3485
3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
1731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3485
3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
1731
Name AMD Radeon R7 260X NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 3195 166
PassMark - G2D Mark 523 51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 43.745 179.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 804.436 1813.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.673 13.817
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.088 38.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 221.539 757.451
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3485 3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 1731
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3485 3689
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 1731
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1481

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 260X NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 OEM

Essentials

Architecture GCN 2.0 Tesla
Code name Bonaire G96C
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 8 October 2013 10 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $139
Place in performance rating 636 637
Price now $239
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 17.15

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 117.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 896 32
Stream Processors 896
Texture fill rate 61.6 GTexel / s 11.81 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 2,080 million 314 million
Core clock speed 738 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
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 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 12 10.0
OpenGL 4.5 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 16.13 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type GDDR5 DDR2
Memory clock speed 1008 MHz

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync