AMD Radeon R9 M280X vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M280X and AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon R9 M280X

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M280X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3713 vs 971
3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3713 vs 971
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1980
Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1980

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 February 2015 vs 21 December 2013
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 1980

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 56 GTexel / s
Around 10% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,792 gflops
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 508 vs 247
3.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3048 vs 814

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 56 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,792 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	508 vs 247
PassMark - G3D Mark	3048 vs 814

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M280X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

971

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3713

971

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1980

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

1980

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

247

508

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

814

3048

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M280X	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Geekbench - OpenCL	41708
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713	971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713	971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	1980
PassMark - G2D Mark	247	508
PassMark - G3D Mark	814	3048

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M280X	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Saturn	Bonaire
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	5 February 2015	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	661	663
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	896	896
Texture fill rate	56 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,080 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		85 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	Not Listed
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Length		183 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11	12.0 (12_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Memory bandwidth	88 GB / s	104.0 GB / s
Memory type	Not Listed	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		6500 MHz
Technologies
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore