AMD Radeon R7 M260X vs NVIDIA GeForce 830M
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M260X and NVIDIA GeForce 830M 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, 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, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M260X
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- Around 50% higher pipelines: 384 vs 256
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 161 vs 136
- Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5753 vs 4160
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1893 vs 1729
- Around 9% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1893 vs 1729
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 6 December 2015 vs 12 March 2014 |
Pipelines | 384 vs 256 |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 161 vs 136 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 5753 vs 4160 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1893 vs 1729 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1893 vs 1729 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 830M
- Around 75% higher core clock speed: 1082 MHz vs 620 MHz
- Around 61% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 715 MHz
- Around 7% higher texture fill rate: 18.4 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s
- Around 7% better floating-point performance: 588.8 gflops vs 549.1 gflops
- Around 80% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1010 vs 986
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3589 vs 1775
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3352 vs 3158
- 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3589 vs 1775
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3352 vs 3158
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 1082 MHz vs 620 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz vs 715 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 18.4 GTexel / s vs 17.16 GTexel / s |
Floating-point performance | 588.8 gflops vs 549.1 gflops |
Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1010 vs 986 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3589 vs 1775 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3352 vs 3158 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3589 vs 1775 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3352 vs 3158 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M260X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 830M
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Name | AMD Radeon R7 M260X | NVIDIA GeForce 830M |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 986 | 1010 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 161 | 136 |
Geekbench - OpenCL | 5753 | 4160 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1893 | 1729 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1775 | 3589 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3158 | 3352 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1893 | 1729 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1775 | 3589 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3158 | 3352 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 16.955 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 156.544 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.013 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 17.81 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 67.443 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R7 M260X | NVIDIA GeForce 830M | |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Maxwell |
Code name | Opal | GM108 |
Design | AMD Radeon R7 200 Series | |
Launch date | 6 December 2015 | 12 March 2014 |
Place in performance rating | 1224 | 1227 |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 715 MHz | 1150 MHz |
Compute units | 6 | |
Core clock speed | 620 MHz | 1082 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 549.1 gflops | 588.8 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Pipelines | 384 | 256 |
Texture fill rate | 17.16 GTexel / s | 18.4 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_0) |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | 2.0 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 2 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 14.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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FreeSync | ||
HD3D | ||
PCIe 3.0 | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
Zero Core | ||
ZeroCore | ||
CUDA | ||
GameWorks | ||
GPU Boost | ||
Optimus |