ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 and Radeon HD 4870 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.49
+121%

R7 260 outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking525725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.520.13
Power efficiency5.630.85
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameBonaireR700
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date17 December 2013 (10 years ago)12 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 260 has 2608% better value for money than ATI HD 4870 X2.

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 cores768800
Core clock speedno data700 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,080 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0028.00
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.12 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4840

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 2.0 x16
Length170 mm267 mm
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s115.2 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 DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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® 1210.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.34.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan-N/A

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
+121%
ATI HD 4870 X2 3.39

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
+121%
ATI HD 4870 X2 1309

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 3.39
Recency 17 December 2013 12 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 286 Watt

R7 260 has a 120.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 148.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.


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