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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 39% better in Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R7 260X - 32 vs 23 FPS
- Up to 19% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $198.68 vs $246.31
- Up to 42% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Radeon R7 260X - $5.59 vs $9.65 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
32
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.68
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4G LE VR Ready Graphics Card
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Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
23
71.875%
Value, $/FPS
$9.65/FPS
57.92746113989637%
Price, $
$246.31
80%
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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In Stock
Updated 78126 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
26.678793390935272%
Texel Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
50.28571428571429%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 19th, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900 | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $329 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x 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 | 104 GB/s |
| 1050 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1178 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
1753 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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