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    GeForce GTX 560M vs Radeon R7 260

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon R7 260. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 560M and Radeon R7 260. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 560M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 560M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 560M here:

    GeForce GTX 560M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon R7 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R7 260 has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 560M.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 560M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
    • GeForce GTX 560M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 375 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 4−5 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 7−8 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than GeForce GTX 560M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 560M Radeon R7 260
    Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
    Code name N12E-GS Bonaire
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2011 17 December 2013
    Pipelines 192 768
    Core clock speed 775 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 24.8 billion/sec 48.00
    Floating-point performance 595.2 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1625 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 44 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
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