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Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R7 260X

Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon R7 260X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £142.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74080 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 64-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £142.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74080 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 3025 days newer than Radeon R7 260X.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

  • Performs up to 18% better in HITMAN 2 than Radeon R7 260X - 127 vs 108 FPS
  • Consumes up to 7% less energy than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 107 vs 115 Watts
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

127

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£142.68

100%

FPS Winner

MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 4GB GDDR6, 2825 MHz, PCI Express 4 x 4, 64-bit, 1 x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K & 8K)

Buy for £142.68 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74080 minutes ago

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

108

85.03937007874016%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

90.08 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

180.2 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

17.6 GPixel/s

19.538188277087034%

Texel Fillrate

61.6 GTexel/s

34.184239733629305%

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

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AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo

AMD Radeon R7 260X

Jan 19th, 2022
Release DateOct 8th, 2013
Navi IIGenerationVolcanic Islands
$199MSRP
$139
1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4 GB
Memory2 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
64-bitBus128-bit
143.9 GB/s
Bandwidth104 GB/s
2310 MHz
Base Clock Speed1100 MHz
2815 MHzBoost Clock SpeedNot Available
2248 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1625 MHz

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