Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile with Radeon R7 260X, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1060 Mobile
2016
6 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
19.70
+138%

GTX 1060 Mobile outperforms R7 260X by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking281507
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.153.58
Power efficiency16.884.94
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGP106Bonaire
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$237.11 $139

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 Mobile has 658% better value for money than R7 260X.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280896
Core clock speed1506 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1708 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate133.661.60
Floating-point processing power4.275 TFLOPS1.971 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs8056

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1 x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2002 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth192 GB/s104 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+
GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.46.3
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1060 Mobile 19.70
+138%
R7 260X 8.28

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1060 Mobile 11558
+164%
R7 260X 4380

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD68
+152%
27−30
−152%
1440p44
+144%
18−20
−144%
4K28
+180%
10−12
−180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.495.15
1440p5.397.72
4K8.4713.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 37
+164%
14−16
−164%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+158%
24−27
−158%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+152%
21−24
−152%
Battlefield 5 78
+160%
30−33
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 61
+154%
24−27
−154%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+150%
12−14
−150%
Far Cry 5 75
+150%
30−33
−150%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+153%
30−33
−153%
Forza Horizon 4 229
+141%
95−100
−141%
Hitman 3 54
+157%
21−24
−157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+147%
55−60
−147%
Metro Exodus 81
+170%
30−33
−170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 74
+147%
30−33
−147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+138%
50−55
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 137
+149%
55−60
−149%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 91
+160%
35−40
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Battlefield 5 69
+156%
27−30
−156%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55
+162%
21−24
−162%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+150%
10−11
−150%
Far Cry 5 59
+146%
24−27
−146%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+142%
24−27
−142%
Forza Horizon 4 210
+147%
85−90
−147%
Hitman 3 51
+143%
21−24
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 134
+144%
55−60
−144%
Metro Exodus 70
+159%
27−30
−159%
Red Dead Redemption 2 62
+158%
24−27
−158%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+167%
30−33
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+144%
50−55
−144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 133
+142%
55−60
−142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
+164%
14−16
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+171%
14−16
−171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
+150%
16−18
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry 5 43
+139%
18−20
−139%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+163%
27−30
−163%
Hitman 3 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 66
+144%
27−30
−144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 68
+152%
27−30
−152%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+144%
16−18
−144%
Watch Dogs: Legion 28
+180%
10−11
−180%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+146%
24−27
−146%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 41
+156%
16−18
−156%
Far Cry New Dawn 40
+150%
16−18
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+170%
10−11
−170%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 5 28
+180%
10−11
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+147%
70−75
−147%
Hitman 3 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 48
+167%
18−20
−167%
Metro Exodus 45
+150%
18−20
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+144%
18−20
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 129
+158%
50−55
−158%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+150%
16−18
−150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 22
+144%
9−10
−144%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Hitman 3 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+146%
24−27
−146%
Metro Exodus 22
+144%
9−10
−144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26
+160%
10−11
−160%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+157%
7−8
−157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+150%
14−16
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+150%
8−9
−150%

This is how GTX 1060 Mobile and R7 260X compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 152% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 144% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1060 Mobile is 180% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.70 8.28
Recency 15 August 2016 8 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt

GTX 1060 Mobile has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260X in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile is a notebook card while Radeon R7 260X is a desktop one.


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