L4 vs Radeon R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 with L4, including specs and performance data.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.49

L4 outperforms R7 260 by a whopping 299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking525186
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.52no data
Power efficiency5.6929.94
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameBonaireAD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (10 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7687424
Core clock speedno data795 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate48.00489.6
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs48240
Tensor Coresno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 mm169 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1x 16-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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s300.1 GB/s

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 DisplayPortNo outputs
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 Model6.36.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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
L4 29.85
+299%

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
L4 11518
+298%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.49 29.85
Recency 17 December 2013 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 72 Watt

L4 has a 298.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 59.7% lower power consumption.

The L4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260 is a desktop card while L4 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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