Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms Radeon R7 M260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 99 days older than Radeon R7 M260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 21% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Radeon R7 M260 - 40 vs 33 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 M260 - 3 vs 2 GB
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Mobile • Jun 11th, 2014
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 M260 | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
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Jun 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
Crystal System | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
940 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
980 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |