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AMD logo Radeon R7 260X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 4870

AMD Radeon R7 260X logo AMD Radeon HD 4870 logo
General information Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 4870
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 % 750 MHz 31.8 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 3800 MHz 42.4 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 W 23.3 % 150 W 0 %
Length 225 mm 6.6 % 241 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 0 % 1 50 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 2-way 0 % 2-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 4870
Overall Score 28677 0 % 18814 34.4 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 8224 0 % 3540 57 %
2D Benchmark Score 524.1 0 % 45.9 91.2 %
Average DirectX performance 27.3 FPS 0 % 10.8 FPS 60.5 %
DirectX 9 performance 57.5 FPS 0 % 36.2 FPS 37.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 10 FPS 0 % 7 FPS 30.6 %
DirectX 11 performance 21.8 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1434.8 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R7 260X, Radeon HD 4870.

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.0 FPS 31.9 FPS
High settings 102.6 FPS 57.5 FPS
Medium settings 123.2 FPS 69.0 FPS
Low settings 172.4 FPS 96.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 44 %

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 4870.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 4870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 47.0 FPS 29.9 FPS
High settings 84.6 FPS 53.9 FPS
Medium settings 101.5 FPS 64.6 FPS
Low settings 142.0 FPS 90.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 36.3 %
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