The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $80.00 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 34% less energy – 115 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 40% cheaper – $119.99 vs $199.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
67%
Min 1% FPS
21
57%
Price, $
$199.99
59%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
40%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, $
$119.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.64/FPS
100%
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 590 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
41%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
36%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
28%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
28%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$139.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
115 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
