Compare graphic cards

AMD logo Radeon R7 260X
versus
AMD logo Radeon HD 5870

AMD Radeon R7 260X logo AMD Radeon HD 5870 logo
General information Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 5870
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 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1100 MHz 0 % 875 MHz 20.5 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1200 MHz 81.8 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 W 49.6 % 228 W 0 %
Length 225 mm 19.4 % 279 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 2 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 5870
Overall Score 28674 0 % 23926 16.6 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 8222 0 % 5724 30.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 517.9 0 % 404.3 21.9 %
Average DirectX performance 38.2 FPS 0 % 30 FPS 21.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.5 FPS 0 % 52.5 FPS 8.7 %
DirectX 10 performance 20 FPS 36 % 31.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 55.6 FPS 0 % 36.1 FPS 35 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1410.6 operations/s 0 % 1036 operations/s 26.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R7 260X, Radeon HD 5870.

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.6 FPS 45.2 FPS
High settings 103.7 FPS 81.3 FPS
Medium settings 124.4 FPS 97.6 FPS
Low settings 174.2 FPS 136.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.5 %

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 5870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 5870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 47.1 FPS 39.0 FPS
High settings 84.8 FPS 70.2 FPS
Medium settings 101.8 FPS 84.2 FPS
Low settings 142.5 FPS 117.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.3 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare graphic cards
Graphic card image
Graphic card Graphic card image
Selected graphic cards