AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile and AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, Video outputs and ports, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
8.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 85 Watt
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3157 vs 971
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3157 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)
Launch date	24 November 2017 vs 21 December 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3157 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3157 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 1980

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

3.7x more core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 75% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
Around 75% higher pipelines: 896 vs 512
Around 75% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,126 gflops
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
8.1x more memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 508 vs 392
2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3048 vs 1494

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 35.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 512
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,126 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	508 vs 392
PassMark - G3D Mark	3048 vs 1494

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

392

508

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1494

3048

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

971

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

971

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

1980

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

1980

Name	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
PassMark - G2D Mark	392	508
PassMark - G3D Mark	1494	3048
Geekbench - OpenCL	8941
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3157	971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3157	971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	1980

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 5.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Vega	Bonaire
Launch date	24 November 2017	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	662	659
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1100 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,126 gflops	1,971 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	512	896
Texture fill rate	35.2 GTexel / s	61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	85 Watt
Transistor count	4,500 million	2,080 million
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length		183 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB / s	104.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	6500 MHz
Memory type	DDR4	GDDR5
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
API support
DirectX		12.0 (12_0)
OpenGL		4.5