NVIDIA CMP 50HX vs AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA CMP 50HX 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA CMP 50HX

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA CMP 50HX

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 23% higher core clock speed: 1350 MHz vs 1100 MHz
4814.9x more texture fill rate: 296.6 GTexel/s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
4x more pipelines: 3584 vs 896
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 12 nm vs 28 nm
10x more maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 1 GB

Launch date	24 Jun 2021 vs 21 December 2013
Core clock speed	1350 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Texture fill rate	296.6 GTexel/s vs 61.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	3584 vs 896
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	10 GB vs 1 GB

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 250 Watt
3.7x more memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 250 Watt
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA CMP 50HX
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Name	NVIDIA CMP 50HX	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Geekbench - OpenCL	38889
PassMark - G2D Mark		586
PassMark - G3D Mark		3182
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1980

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA CMP 50HX	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Turing	GCN 2.0
Code name	TU102	Bonaire
Launch date	24 Jun 2021	21 December 2013
Place in performance rating	570	573
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	3584	896
Pixel fill rate	123.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	296.6 GTexel/s	61.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	85 Watt
Transistor count	18600 million	2,080 million
Floating-point performance		1,971 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	35 mm, 1.4 inches
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm, 10.5 inches	183 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Width	116 mm, 4.6 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	560.0 GB/s	104.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	320 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective	6500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5