The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 980 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $75.49 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 30% less energy – 115 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 980
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 38% cheaper – $124.50 vs $199.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
70%
Min 1% FPS
21
60%
Price, $
$199.99
62%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
43%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Average FPS
70
100%
Min 1% FPS
35
100%
Price, $
$124.5
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
100%
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$124.50
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$399.00
In Stock
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$879.85
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Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
46%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
23%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
40%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
40%
GeForce GTX 980
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
77.82 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
155.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
4.981 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$139.00 | MSRP | $549.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
115 W | Power Consumption | 165 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 77.82 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 4.981 TFLOPS |
