Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics vs R7 260X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260X with Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics, including specs and performance data.

R7 260X
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
8.25
+582%

R7 260X outperforms HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics by a whopping 582% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking4781014
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.280.13
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameBonaireno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 October 2013 (10 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data
Current price$204 (1.5x MSRP)$105

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 260X has 885% better value for money than HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics.

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 cores896736
Core clock speed1100 MHz655 / 600 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point performance1,971 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 260X and Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6500 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth104.0 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
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5−6
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 48 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.25 1.21
Recency 8 October 2013 15 May 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R7 260X has a 581.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 260X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics is a notebook one.


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