AMD Radeon R7 350 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 350 and AMD Radeon R7 260X 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R7 350

AMD Radeon R7 260X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 350

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	6 July 2016 vs 8 October 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

2.4x more texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Around 75% higher pipelines: 896 vs 512
2.4x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 43.745 vs 25.508
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 804.436 vs 647.813
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.673 vs 2.72
Around 44% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.088 vs 44.6
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 221.539 vs 109.558
Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3845 vs 2072
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3485 vs 3122
Around 86% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3845 vs 2072
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3485 vs 3122

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 25.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 819.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	43.745 vs 25.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	804.436 vs 647.813
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.673 vs 2.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.088 vs 44.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	221.539 vs 109.558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3845 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3485 vs 3122
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3845 vs 2072
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3485 vs 3122

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 350
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260X

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

25.508

43.745

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

647.813

804.436

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.72

3.673

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.6

64.088

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

109.558

221.539

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2072

3845

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3122

3485

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2072

3845

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3122

3485

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

Name	AMD Radeon R7 350	AMD Radeon R7 260X
Geekbench - OpenCL	7787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	25.508	43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	647.813	804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.72	3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.6	64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	109.558	221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2072	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3122	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2072	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3122	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3358
PassMark - G3D Mark		3192
PassMark - G2D Mark		523
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 350	AMD Radeon R7 260X
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Bonaire
Launch date	6 July 2016	8 October 2013
Place in performance rating	1083	614
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$139
Price now		$239
Value for money (0-100)		17.15
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	819.2 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	896
Texture fill rate	25.6 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	1,500 million	2,080 million
Boost clock speed		1000 MHz
Stream Processors		896
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	168 mm	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	104 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync