The Radeon R7 260X is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $200.00 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 50% cheaper – $199.99 vs $399.99
- Consumes up to 45% less energy – 115 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 2 GB
Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Average FPS
49
57%
Min 1% FPS
21
46%
Price, $
$199.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.08/FPS
100%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, $
$399.99
49%
Value, $/FPS
$4.65/FPS
88%
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$399.99
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$460.20
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$449.00
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$399.00
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$479.00
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$479.00
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$599.00
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$380.00
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Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon R7 260X
Oct 8th, 2013
Memory
2 GB
25%
Memory Bandwidth
104 GB/s
25%
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
19%
Texture Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
19%
FP32
1.971 TFLOPS
19%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon R7 260X | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
$139.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
115 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 2 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 17.6 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 61.6 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 1.971 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
