AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon R7 260

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon R7 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1100 MHz
1700x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 48 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 60-80 Watt vs 115 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
4.3x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3647 vs 2892
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 26.189
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 4.223
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 45.294
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 240.395

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 17 December 2013
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1625 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3647 vs 2892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428 vs 45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 240.395

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260

590.8x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 559 vs 494
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 798.239 vs 775.281

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	559 vs 494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	798.239 vs 775.281

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 560
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R7 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3647

2892

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

494

559

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

26.189

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

798.239

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

4.223

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

45.294

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

240.395

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	3647	2892
PassMark - G2D Mark	494	559
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	26.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	798.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	4.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	45.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	240.395
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1803

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 260
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Polaris 21	Bonaire
Design	Radeon RX 500 Series	AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	18 April 2017	17 December 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$109
Place in performance rating	522	555
Price now	$104.99	$89.99
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	54.35	44.11
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz	1100 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	768
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024	896
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	48 GTexel / s
Texture Units	64
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt	115 Watt
Transistor count	3,000 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
HDMI
VGA
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	170 mm	170 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	104 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
FreeSync
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
DDMA audio