AMD Radeon R7 Graphics vs AMD Radeon R7 M260

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 Graphics and AMD Radeon R7 M260 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 Graphics

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 22612 vs 5130
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.145 vs 14.249
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 206.354 vs 145.3
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.2 vs 0.925
  • Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.15 vs 19.992
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 85.46 vs 77.895
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1979 vs 1404
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2101 vs 1093
  • Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1704
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 31 May 2016 vs 11 June 2014
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 22612 vs 5130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.145 vs 14.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 206.354 vs 145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.2 vs 0.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.15 vs 19.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.46 vs 77.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1979 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 1704

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

  • 4.7x more core clock speed: 940 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 980 MHz vs 758 MHz
  • Around 37% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 16.46 GTexel / s
  • Around 37% better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 526.8 gflops
  • 41.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1404 vs 33.5
  • 32.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1093 vs 33.9
  • 28.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1704 vs 60
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 940 MHz vs 200 MHz
Boost clock speed 980 MHz vs 758 MHz
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 16.46 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 526.8 gflops
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 vs 33.5
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1093 vs 33.9
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1704 vs 60

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 M260

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
22612
5130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.145
14.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
206.354
145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.2
0.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.15
19.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
85.46
77.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1979
1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2101
1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3358
1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.5
1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.9
1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
60
1704
Name AMD Radeon R7 Graphics AMD Radeon R7 M260
Geekbench - OpenCL 22612 5130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.145 14.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 206.354 145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.2 0.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.15 19.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 85.46 77.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1979 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2101 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33.5 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 33.9 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 60 1704
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1457
PassMark - G3D Mark 506
PassMark - G2D Mark 121

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 Graphics AMD Radeon R7 M260

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 GCN 3.0
Code name Wani Topaz
Launch date 31 May 2016 11 June 2014
Place in performance rating 1473 1476
Type Desktop Desktop
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Price now $799
Value for money (0-100) 1.33

Technical info

Boost clock speed 758 MHz 980 MHz
Core clock speed 200 MHz 940 MHz
Floating-point performance 526.8 gflops 721.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 16.46 GTexel / s 22.56 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt
Transistor count 2,410 million 3,100 million
Compute units 6

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.3
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0

Memory

Memory type System Shared DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore