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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon R7 260 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 925 days newer than Radeon R7 260.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 95 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Radeon R7 260 - 112 vs 99 FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260 - 8 vs 2 GB
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Radeon R7 260
Desktop • Dec 17th, 2013
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 260 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17th, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Arctic Islands |
$109 | MSRP | $229 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 96 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 1000 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1120 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1266 MHz |
| 1500 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |
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