AMD Radeon R7 M260 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 14.249 vs 10.243
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 19.992 vs 18.793
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 77.895 vs 19.139
  • 27.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1404 vs 51
  • 23.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1093 vs 47
  • 28.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1704 vs 59.6
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 June 2014 vs 8 November 2013
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 vs 10.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 vs 18.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 vs 19.139
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 vs 51
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1093 vs 47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1704 vs 59.6

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition

  • Around 15% higher core clock speed: 1085 MHz vs 940 MHz
  • Around 54% higher texture fill rate: 34.72 GTexel / s vs 22.56 GTexel / s
  • Around 15% better floating-point performance: 833.3 gflops vs 721.9 gflops
  • 5x more memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 393.811 vs 145.3
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.966 vs 0.925
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3011 vs 1404
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2916 vs 1093
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3335 vs 1704
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1085 MHz vs 940 MHz
Texture fill rate 34.72 GTexel / s vs 22.56 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 833.3 gflops vs 721.9 gflops
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 393.811 vs 145.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.966 vs 0.925
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3011 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2916 vs 1093
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3335 vs 1704

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
14.249
10.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
145.3
393.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.925
0.966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
19.992
18.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
77.895
19.139
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
3011
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
2916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1404
51
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1093
47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1704
59.6
Name AMD Radeon R7 M260 NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 504
PassMark - G2D Mark 121
Geekbench - OpenCL 5119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 14.249 10.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 145.3 393.811
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.925 0.966
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 19.992 18.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 77.895 19.139
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1404 3011
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1093 2916
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1704 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1404 51
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1093 47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1704 59.6

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M260 NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler
Code name Topaz GK107
Design AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date 11 June 2014 8 November 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $799
Place in performance rating 1485 1487
Price now $799
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 1.33

Technical info

Boost clock speed 980 MHz
Compute units 6
Core clock speed 940 MHz 1085 MHz
Floating-point performance 721.9 gflops 833.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 22.56 GTexel / s 34.72 GTexel / s
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,270 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.3 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB/s 80 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PCIe 3.0
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
Zero Core
ZeroCore