The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 5080 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $1790.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 90% cheaper – $199.99 vs $1989.99
- Consumes up to 68% less energy – 115 vs 360 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 5080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory – 16 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce RTX 5080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
23%
Min 1% FPS
21
15%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
100%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Average FPS
214
100%
Min 1% FPS
139
100%
Price, $
$1989.99
10%
Value, $/FPS
$9.29/FPS
44%
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$1,989.99
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$2,439.00
In Stock
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$2,077.94
In Stock
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$2,249.98
In Stock
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$1,899.99
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N/A
Out of Stock
Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce RTX 5080 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 RTX 5080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce RTX 5080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
12%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
11%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
5%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
7%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
4%
GeForce RTX 5080
Jan 30th, 2025
Memory
16 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
960 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
335 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
879.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
56.28 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2025 |
$139.00 | MSRP | $999.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 50 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
115 W | Power Consumption | 360 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 335 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 879.3 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 56.28 TFLOPS |
