GeForce GTX 960A vs Radeon R7 260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260X with GeForce GTX 960A, including specs and performance data.

R7 260X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
8.28

GTX 960A outperforms R7 260X by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking507485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.58no data
Power efficiency4.948.22
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameBonaireGM107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores896640
Core clock speedno data1029 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1085 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate61.6043.40
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPS1.389 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5640

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 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno data

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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/s80.19 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

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 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-5.0

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 260X 8.28
GTX 960A 8.99
+8.6%

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 260X 3189
GTX 960A 3464
+8.6%

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 8.28 8.99
Recency 8 October 2013 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 75 Watt

R7 260X has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 960A, on the other hand, has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 260X and GeForce GTX 960A.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 960A is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon R7 260X
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