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Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 5500 XT: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for $229.99 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for $229.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11259 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 5500 XT outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 5500 XT is 2256 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Consumes up to 12% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT - 115 vs 130 Watts

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

  • Performs up to 41% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R7 260X - 52 vs 37 FPS
  • Up to 7% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $229.99 vs $246.31
  • Up to 34% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon R7 260X - $4.42 vs $6.66 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

37

71%

Value, $/FPS

$6.66/FPS

66%

Price, $

$246.31

93%

XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition

Buy for $246.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11259 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019


FPS

52

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.42/FPS

100%

Price, $

$229.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 5500 XT Boost Clock: 1845 MHz 128-bit 8GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI Dual Torx 3.0 Fans Crossfire Freesync VR Ready Graphics Card (RX 5500 XT MECH 8G OC), Model:

Buy for $229.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11259 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

17.6 GPixel/s

29%

Texel Fillrate

61.6 GTexel/s

37%

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 5500 XT

Desktop • Dec 12th, 2019


Pixel Fillrate

59.04 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

162.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo

AMD Radeon R7 260X

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Dec 12th, 2019
Volcanic IslandsGenerationNavi
$139
MSRP$169
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
128-bitBus128-bit
104 GB/sBandwidth
224 GB/s
1100 MHzBase Clock Speed
1607 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1845 MHz
1625 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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