AMD Radeon R7 Graphics vs AMD Radeon R7 260

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

AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

AMD Radeon R7 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
7.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	31 May 2016 vs 17 December 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

Around 45% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 758 MHz
2.9x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 16.46 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
2.9x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 526.8 gflops
Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 26.189 vs 15.145
3.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 798.239 vs 206.354
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.223 vs 1.2
Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 45.294 vs 24.15
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 240.395 vs 85.46

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 758 MHz
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s vs 16.46 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops vs 526.8 gflops
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	26.189 vs 15.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	798.239 vs 206.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.223 vs 1.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	45.294 vs 24.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	240.395 vs 85.46

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

15.145

26.189

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

206.354

798.239

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.2

4.223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.15

45.294

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

85.46

240.395

Name	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 260
Geekbench - OpenCL	22612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.145	26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	206.354	798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.2	4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.15	45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	85.46	240.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	33.5
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	33.9
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	60
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1457
PassMark - G3D Mark		2892
PassMark - G2D Mark		559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Wani	Bonaire
Launch date	31 May 2016	17 December 2013
Place in performance rating	1435	570
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		44.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	758 MHz	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz
Floating-point performance	526.8 gflops	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	768
Texture fill rate	16.46 GTexel / s	48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	2,410 million	2,080 million
Stream Processors		896
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Length		170 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Memory type	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		104 GB/s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1625 MHz
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DDMA audio
FreeSync