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AMD logo Radeon R7 260
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon R7 260 logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6970
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 % 880 MHz 12 %
Effective Clock 6000 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 76.3 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 62 % 250 W 0 %
Length 220 mm 25.9 % 297 mm 0 %
Cooling Fans 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
SLI 2-way 50 % 4-way 0 %
Performance Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 27324 0 % 27058 1 %
Future Proof 35 % 0 % 21 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 7466 0 % 7321 1.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 557.3 0 % 428.6 23.1 %
Average DirectX performance 21.7 FPS 19.5 % 27 FPS 0 %
DirectX 9 performance 32.1 FPS 52.4 % 67.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 17.6 FPS 11.4 % 19.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 26.9 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 22.2 %
DirectX 12 performance 10.4 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1775.2 operations/s 0 % 1493.5 operations/s 15.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon R7 260, Radeon HD 6970.

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.9 FPS 53.3 FPS
High settings 97.1 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 116.5 FPS 115.0 FPS
Low settings 163.1 FPS 161.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.3 %

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 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260 Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 44.9 FPS 44.5 FPS
High settings 80.9 FPS 80.0 FPS
Medium settings 97.0 FPS 96.0 FPS
Low settings 135.9 FPS 134.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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