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AMD logo Radeon R7 260X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R7 260X logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q4 2013 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2048 MB 0 % 1024 MB 50 %
Core Clock 1100 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 29.5 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 83.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 W 9.4 % 127 W 0 %
Length 225 mm 13.5 % 260 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 28674 0 % 22570 21.3 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 8222 0 % 5094 38 %
2D Benchmark Score 517.9 0 % 431.4 16.7 %
Average DirectX performance 38.2 FPS 0 % 28.4 FPS 25.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.5 FPS 0 % 49.8 FPS 13.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 20 FPS 31.4 % 29.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.6 FPS 0 % 34.8 FPS 37.3 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1410.6 operations/s 0 % 902 operations/s 36.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R7 260X, Radeon HD 6850.

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.6 FPS 41.7 FPS
High settings 103.7 FPS 75.1 FPS
Medium settings 124.4 FPS 90.1 FPS
Low settings 174.2 FPS 126.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon R7 260X, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 47.1 FPS 36.6 FPS
High settings 84.8 FPS 65.9 FPS
Medium settings 101.8 FPS 79.1 FPS
Low settings 142.5 FPS 110.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.3 %
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