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.

AMD Radeon R7 M260

NVIDIA GeForce GT 710

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: 5079 vs 1948
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	5079 vs 1948
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 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 628 vs 499
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 499
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

499

628

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

120

211

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

5079

1948

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	499	628
PassMark - G2D Mark	120	211
Geekbench - OpenCL	5079	1948
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