GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 260 stacks up against Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 522 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
14−16
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Forza Horizon 4 is 54% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
55−60
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
18−20
27−30
medium / 768p
12−14
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200
Kaveri Spectre
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
14 January 2014
Pipelines
192
512
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
720 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
448 Bit
Memory clock speed
999 MHz
Memory bandwidth
111.9 GB/s
Shared memory
+
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
2.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
192
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
30 Mh/s
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