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AMD logo Radeon R7 260X
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6970

AMD Radeon R7 260X logo AMD Radeon HD 6970 logo
General information Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6970
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 % 880 MHz 20 %
Effective Clock 6600 MHz 0 % 1425 MHz 78.4 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.4 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 W 54 % 250 W 0 %
Length 225 mm 24.2 % 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 260X Radeon HD 6970
Overall Score 28666 0 % 27058 5.6 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 8217 0 % 7321 10.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 522 0 % 428.6 17.9 %
Average DirectX performance 27.1 FPS 0 % 27 FPS 0.4 %
DirectX 9 performance 56.5 FPS 16 % 67.3 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 9.9 FPS 49.9 % 19.8 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 22.2 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 5.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 1414.9 operations/s 5.3 % 1493.5 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.4 FPS 53.3 FPS
High settings 103.4 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 124.1 FPS 115.0 FPS
Low settings 173.7 FPS 161.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.3 %

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 260X, Radeon HD 6970.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon R7 260X Radeon HD 6970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 47.3 FPS 44.5 FPS
High settings 85.1 FPS 80.0 FPS
Medium settings 102.1 FPS 96.0 FPS
Low settings 142.9 FPS 134.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.9 %
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