Arc A770 vs Radeon R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 and Arc A770, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.49

Arc A770 outperforms R7 260 by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking529155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.5254.83
Power efficiency5.5010.46
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameBonaireDG2-512
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (10 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A770 has 1458% better value for money than R7 260.

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 cores7684096
Core clock speedno data2100 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2400 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00614.4
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS19.66 TFLOPS
ROPs16128
TMUs48256
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s512.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan-1.3

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.

R7 260 7.49
Arc A770 33.77
+351%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 260 2891
Arc A770 13026
+351%

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.

R7 260 4380
Arc A770 32666
+646%

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 HD24−27
−392%
118
+392%
1440p14−16
−379%
67
+379%
4K9−10
−367%
42
+367%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.542.79
1440p7.794.91
4K12.117.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+0%
65
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+0%
92
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+0%
79
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 258
+0%
258
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+0%
45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72
+0%
72
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+0%
23
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+0%
121
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216
+0%
216
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+0%
72
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 91
+0%
91
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
+0%
158
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Metro Exodus 83
+0%
83
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
+0%
30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8
+0%
8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 89
+0%
89
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 37
+0%
37
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how R7 260 and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A770 is 392% faster in 1080p
  • Arc A770 is 379% faster in 1440p
  • Arc A770 is 367% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.49 33.77
Recency 17 December 2013 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 225 Watt

R7 260 has 95.7% lower power consumption.

Arc A770, on the other hand, has a 350.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260 in performance tests.


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