FirePro W600 vs Radeon R7 260X

In this comparison between FirePro W600 and Radeon R7 260X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W600 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W600 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 53% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • FirePro W600 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R7 260X is 7 mm longer, than FirePro W600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 16−18
ultra / 1080p 5−6 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 30−35
medium / 1080p 10−11 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W600.

Full Specs

  FirePro W600 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture GCN 1.0 GCN 2.0
Code name Cape Verde Bonaire
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 13 June 2012 8 October 2013
Pipelines 512 896
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 61.60
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 163 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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