Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs R7 M260X

Place in the ranking	822	89
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.08
Power efficiency	no data	13.13
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Opal	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 December 2015 (9 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

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 cores	384	2560
Compute units	6	no data
Core clock speed	620 MHz	1680 MHz
Boost clock speed	715 MHz	1980 MHz
Number of transistors	950 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.16	316.8
Floating-point processing power	0.5491 TFLOPS	10.14 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	160

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
Mantle	+	-

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 M260X 2.58

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 42.94
+1564%

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 M260X 993

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary 16549
+1567%

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

−1515%

210−220
+1515%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

2.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

−1500%

80−85
+1500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1483%	190−200 +1483%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −1400%	300−310 +1400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1536%	180−190 +1536%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1522%	600−650 +1522%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1483%	190−200 +1483%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −1400%	300−310 +1400%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1536%	180−190 +1536%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1515%	210−220 +1515%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1522%	600−650 +1522%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1483%	95−100 +1483%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −1500%	80−85 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1483%	190−200 +1483%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −1400%	300−310 +1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −1536%	180−190 +1536%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1515%	210−220 +1515%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −1522%	600−650 +1522%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1483%

95−100
+1483%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1525%	130−140 +1525%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1471%	110−120 +1471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −1500%	240−250 +1500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−1483%

95−100
+1483%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

This is how R7 M260X and RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is 1515% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.58	42.94
Recency	6 December 2015	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm

RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 1564.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M260X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M260X is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.