Radeon R7 M260X vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

Sapphire 11314-01-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming OC Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2

PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT ITX Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 4GB GDDR6 Memory

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R7 M260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2236 days newer than Radeon R7 M260X.

Advantages of Radeon RX 6500 XT

Performs up to 71% better in Cities: Skylines II than Radeon R7 M260X - 24 vs 14 FPS
Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 M260X - 4 vs 1 GB

This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R7 M260X

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2015

FPS

58%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

FPS

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$16.67/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)

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My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Radeon R7 M260X

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2015

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

384

FPS

388

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

146

FPS

182

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

Very High

340

FPS

382

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

High

511

FPS

624

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

Radeon R7 M260X

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2015

Pixel Fillrate

5.72 GPixel/s

Texel Fillrate

17.16 GTexel/s

10%

Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon R7 M260X	vs	Radeon RX 6500 XT
Dec 6th, 2015	Release Date	Jan 19th, 2022
Crystal System	Generation	Navi II
Not Available	MSRP	$199
None	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
None	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin
Mobile	Segment	Desktop
1 GB	Memory	4 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
128-bit	Bus	64-bit
64 GB/s	Bandwidth	143.9 GB/s
620 MHz	Base Clock Speed	2310 MHz
715 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2815 MHz
1000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2248 MHz