AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM vs AMD Radeon HD 7870M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM and AMD Radeon HD 7870M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

AMD Radeon HD 7870M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 38% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 93% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher pipelines: 896 vs 640
Around 92% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
Around 63% higher memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 586 vs 556
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3182 vs 1507

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 December 2013 vs 24 April 2012
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 640
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	586 vs 556
PassMark - G3D Mark	3182 vs 1507

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7870M

Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1367 vs 971
Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1367 vs 971
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 1980
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 1980

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1367 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1367 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 1980

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7870M

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

586

556

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3182

1507

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

1367

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

1367

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1980

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1980

3359

Name	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM	AMD Radeon HD 7870M
PassMark - G2D Mark	586	556
PassMark - G3D Mark	3182	1507
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	971	1367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	971	1367
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1980	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1980	3359

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM	AMD Radeon HD 7870M
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Bonaire	Heathrow
Launch date	21 December 2013	24 April 2012
Place in performance rating	573	574
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	800 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	1,024 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	896	640
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s	32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	1,500 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	183 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	104.0 GB / s	64 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0