AMD Radeon RX 560 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 560 and AMD Radeon R7 260X 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 260X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 560

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1200-1275 MHz vs 1000 MHz
1324.7x more texture fill rate: 81.60 GTexel/s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
Around 14% higher pipelines: 1024 vs 896
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
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3657 vs 3192
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.81 vs 43.745
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.602 vs 3.673
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.428 vs 64.088
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 257.062 vs 221.539
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6571 vs 3845
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 3485
Around 71% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6571 vs 3845
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 3485
Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1774 vs 1481

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 8 October 2013
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1024 vs 896
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60-80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657 vs 3192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81 vs 43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602 vs 3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428 vs 64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062 vs 221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688 vs 3485
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571 vs 3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688 vs 3485
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774 vs 1481

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 260X

758.1x better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 523 vs 486
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 804.436 vs 775.281

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 2.6 TFLOPs
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	523 vs 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	804.436 vs 775.281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3352

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3657

3192

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

486

523

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

56.81

43.745

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

775.281

804.436

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.602

3.673

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.428

64.088

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

257.062

221.539

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

3845

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3485

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6571

3845

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3485

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3358

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

1774

1481

Name	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 260X
PassMark - G3D Mark	3657	3192
PassMark - G2D Mark	486	523
Geekbench - OpenCL	57671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.81	43.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	775.281	804.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.602	3.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	64.428	64.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	257.062	221.539
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6571	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6571	3845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3485
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	1774	1481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 560	AMD Radeon R7 260X
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	8 October 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$139
Place in performance rating	513	614
Price now	$104.99	$239
Type	Desktop, Laptop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	54.35	17.15
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200-1275 MHz	1000 MHz
Compute units	14/16
Core clock speed	1090-1175 MHz
Floating-point performance	2.6 TFLOPs	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1024	896
Pixel fill rate	20.40 GP/s
Render output units	16
Stream Processors	896/1024	896
Texture fill rate	81.60 GTexel/s	61.6 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	2x 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	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	104 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 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