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AMD logo Radeon R7 260
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6850

AMD Radeon R7 260 logo AMD Radeon HD 6850 logo
General information Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6850
Launched Q3 2014 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 1024 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 775 MHz 22.5 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1100 MHz 81.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 25.2 % 127 W 0 %
Length 220 mm 15.4 % 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 260 Radeon HD 6850
Overall Score 27332 0 % 22569 17.4 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 7470 0 % 5094 31.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 559.6 0 % 430.1 23.1 %
Average DirectX performance 21.7 FPS 0 % 19.5 FPS 10.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 32.2 FPS 35.8 % 50.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.4 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 20.4 %
DirectX 11 performance 26.6 FPS 0 % 13.9 FPS 47.6 %
DirectX 12 performance 10.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1791 operations/s 0 % 886.8 operations/s 50.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.0 FPS 41.6 FPS
High settings 97.2 FPS 75.0 FPS
Medium settings 116.6 FPS 89.9 FPS
Low settings 163.3 FPS 125.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.9 %

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 260, Radeon HD 6850.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.7 FPS 36.5 FPS
High settings 80.5 FPS 65.7 FPS
Medium settings 96.6 FPS 78.9 FPS
Low settings 135.2 FPS 110.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 18.3 %
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