The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 560 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $11.85 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 6% cheaper – $199.99 vs $211.84
Advantages of the Radeon RX 560
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 35% less energy – 75 vs 115 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 4 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 560 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
94%
Min 1% FPS
21
91%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Average FPS
52
100%
Min 1% FPS
23
100%
Price, $
$211.84
94%
Value, $/FPS
$4.07/FPS
100%
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Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 560 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 Radeon RX 560 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 560 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
93%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
86%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
75%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
75%
Radeon RX 560
Apr 18th, 2017
Memory
4 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
112 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
20.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
81.6 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
2.611 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| $139.00 | MSRP | $99.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 115 W | Power Consumption | 75 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 128-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 20.4 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 81.6 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 2.611 TFLOPS |
