Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 276 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 31% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon R7 260 - 88 vs 67 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 95 vs 148 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260
Desktop • Dec 17th, 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 260 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Dec 17th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $109 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x 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 | 96 GB/s |
1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
