AMD Radeon R7 M260 vs AMD Radeon HD 7420G

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260 and AMD Radeon HD 7420G 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, 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).

AMD Radeon R7 M260

AMD Radeon HD 7420G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 96% higher core clock speed: 940 MHz vs 480 MHz
Around 50% higher boost clock speed: 980 MHz vs 655 MHz
3x more pipelines: 384 vs 128
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 504 vs 309
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 121 vs 105
7.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5119 vs 675
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1093 vs 881
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1093 vs 881

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 June 2014 vs 1 June 2012
Core clock speed	940 MHz vs 480 MHz
Boost clock speed	980 MHz vs 655 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 128
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	504 vs 309
PassMark - G2D Mark	121 vs 105
Geekbench - OpenCL	5119 vs 675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1093 vs 881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1093 vs 881

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7420G

Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2023 vs 1704
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2023 vs 1704

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2023 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2023 vs 1704

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7420G

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

504

309

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

121

105

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5119

675

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1093

881

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1704

2023

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1093

881

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1704

2023

Name	AMD Radeon R7 M260	AMD Radeon HD 7420G
PassMark - G3D Mark	504	309
PassMark - G2D Mark	121	105
Geekbench - OpenCL	5119	675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.249
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	19.992
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	77.895
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1093	881
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1704	2023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1093	881
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1704	2023

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R7 M260	AMD Radeon HD 7420G
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Terascale 3
Code name	Topaz	Trinity
Design	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	11 June 2014	1 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$799
Place in performance rating	1485	1488
Price now	$799
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	1.33
Technical info
Boost clock speed	980 MHz	655 MHz
Compute units	6
Core clock speed	940 MHz	480 MHz
Floating-point performance	721.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Pipelines	384	128
Texture fill rate	22.56 GTexel / s
Transistor count	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size	medium sized	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12	11
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz
Memory type	DDR3
Shared memory	0	1
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
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