Radeon R7 250X vs R7 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 250X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 260
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
7.50
+27.3%

R7 260 outperforms R7 250X by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking531593
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.740.63
Power efficiency5.415.05
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameBonaireCape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferencereference
Release date17 December 2013 (11 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 260 has 494% better value for money than R7 250X.

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 cores768640
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0038.00
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS1.216 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 3.0PCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length170 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin1 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 amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s96 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity++
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync++
DDMA audio++

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2

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 7.50
+27.3%
R7 250X 5.89

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
+27.5%
R7 250X 2268

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
+53.1%
R7 250X 2860

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 7.50 5.89
Recency 17 December 2013 13 February 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 80 Watt

R7 260 has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score.

R7 250X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 43.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 250X in performance tests.


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