Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 56% better in Dishonored 2 than Radeon R7 260X - 56 vs 36 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 2x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
224.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
