Radeon RX Vega 3 vs R7 260

Place in performance ranking	500	741
Place by popularity	not in top-100	76
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.04	1.91
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	Bonaire	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	17 December 2013 (10 years ago)	7 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$205 (1.9x MSRP)	$371

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 3 has 84% better value for money than R7 260.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	192
Core clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	12.13
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX Vega 3 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	IGP
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	-	no data
DDMA audio	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	-	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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
+151%

RX Vega 3 2.98

R7 260 outperforms RX Vega 3 by 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

R7 260 2891
+152%

RX Vega 3 1149

R7 260 outperforms RX Vega 3 by 152% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 260 4380
+274%

RX Vega 3 1172

R7 260 outperforms RX Vega 3 by 274% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD

30−35
+150%

−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+133%

6−7
−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +129%	7 −129%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Hitman 3	12−14 +140%	5 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +133%	15 −133%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +129%	7 −129%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +150%	14 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +133%	6 −133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Hitman 3	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +145%	11 −145%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +133%	6 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +133%	9 −133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +133%	9 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+129%

7−8
−129%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Hitman 3	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +125%	8−9 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+133%

6−7
−133%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1