AMD Radeon R7 M260 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 22.56 GTexel / s vs 15.26 GTexel / s
  • 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
  • Around 97% better floating-point performance: 721.9 gflops vs 366.3 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 1000x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5123 vs 1947
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.249 vs 6.705
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 145.3 vs 100.391
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.925 vs 0.441
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.992 vs 8.146
  • 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.895 vs 20.64
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1404 vs 977
  • Around 44% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1404 vs 977
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 June 2014 vs 27 March 2014
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s vs 15.26 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 192
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops vs 366.3 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz vs 1.8 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5123 vs 1947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 vs 6.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 145.3 vs 100.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.925 vs 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 vs 8.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 vs 20.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404 vs 977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 vs 977

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

  • Around 1% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 940 MHz
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 628 vs 502
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 211 vs 120
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1494 vs 1093
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1833 vs 1704
  • Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1494 vs 1093
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1833 vs 1704
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 940 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 628 vs 502
PassMark - G2D Mark 211 vs 120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1494 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1833 vs 1704
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1494 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1833 vs 1704

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
502
628
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
120
211
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5123
1947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.249
6.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.3
100.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.925
0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.992
8.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
77.895
20.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
1833
Name AMD Radeon R7 M260 NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
PassMark - G3D Mark 502 628
PassMark - G2D Mark 120 211
Geekbench - OpenCL 5123 1947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 6.705
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 145.3 100.391
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.925 0.441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 8.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 20.64
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404 977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1093 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1704 1833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 977
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1093 1494
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1704 1833
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 192

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M260 NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler 2.0
Code name Topaz GK208B
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 11 June 2014 27 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $34.99
Place in performance rating 1487 1488
Price now $799 $34.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 1.33 23.15

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 940 MHz 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops 366.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 192
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s 15.26 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 292 million
CUDA cores 192
Maximum GPU temperature 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 19 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8 PCI Express 2.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None None
Height 2.713" (6.9 cm)
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1.8 GB/s
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
PhysX
PureVideo