AMD Radeon R9 M290X vs AMD Radeon R7 260

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M290X and AMD Radeon R7 260 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).

AMD Radeon R9 M290X

AMD Radeon R7 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M290X

Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 72 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 1280 vs 768
Around 50% better floating-point performance: 2,304 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3282 vs 2892
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 51.022 vs 26.189
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 936.497 vs 798.239
Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.62 vs 4.223
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 77.584 vs 45.294
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 267.307 vs 240.395

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	72 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1280 vs 768
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops vs 1,536 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282 vs 2892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.022 vs 26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	936.497 vs 798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.62 vs 4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	77.584 vs 45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	267.307 vs 240.395

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

Around 22% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 900 MHz
Around 35% higher memory clock speed: 1625 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 559 vs 426

Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz vs 900 MHz
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	559 vs 426

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M290X
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3282

2892

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

426

559

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.022

26.189

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

936.497

798.239

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.62

4.223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

77.584

45.294

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

267.307

240.395

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	AMD Radeon R7 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	3282	2892
PassMark - G2D Mark	426	559
Geekbench - OpenCL	24008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.022	26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	936.497	798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.62	4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	77.584	45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	267.307	240.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2526

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M290X	AMD Radeon R7 260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Neptune	Bonaire
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Launch date	9 January 2014	17 December 2013
Place in performance rating	573	570
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		44.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1100 MHz
Compute units	20
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,304 gflops	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	768
Texture fill rate	72 GTexel / s	48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	2,080 million
Stream Processors		896
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Length		170 mm
API support
DirectX	11	12
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	153.6 GB/s	104 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore
DDMA audio