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AMD logo Radeon R7 260
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

AMD Radeon R7 260 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6870
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 50 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1000 MHz 0 % 900 MHz 10 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 80.7 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 37.1 % 151 W 0 %
Length 220 mm 23.9 % 289 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 27332 0 % 23947 12.4 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 7470 0 % 5734 23.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 559.6 0 % 403.7 27.8 %
Average DirectX performance 21.7 FPS 0 % 21.1 FPS 2.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 32.2 FPS 39.4 % 53.2 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.4 FPS 0 % 15 FPS 13.8 %
DirectX 11 performance 26.6 FPS 0 % 16 FPS 39.7 %
DirectX 12 performance 10.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1791 operations/s 0 % 1046.2 operations/s 41.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R7 260, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.0 FPS 45.2 FPS
High settings 97.2 FPS 81.3 FPS
Medium settings 116.6 FPS 97.6 FPS
Low settings 163.3 FPS 136.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.3 %

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 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.7 FPS 38.9 FPS
High settings 80.5 FPS 70.0 FPS
Medium settings 96.6 FPS 84.0 FPS
Low settings 135.2 FPS 117.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 13 %
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