Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 260, 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 Radeon HD 4850 X2 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4850 X2

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	4x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 117% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4850 X2 is 365 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	2−3	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	5−6	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	18−20	50−55
medium / 1080p	8−9	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 200% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4850 X2 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	200−210
medium / 768p	90−95	170−180
ultra / 1080p	40−45	95−100
QHD / 1440p	24−27	50−55
4K / 2160p	18−20	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 88% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	90−95
ultra / 1080p	27−30	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 73% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	5−6	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	6−7	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 185% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	95−100
medium / 1080p	14−16	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 118% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	20−22	50−55
medium / 1080p	9−10	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 191% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	−	75−80
high / 1080p	8−9	27−30
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 115% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	3−4	9−10
ultra / 1080p	1−2	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	4−5	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 250% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 27% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 137% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	16−18	50−55
medium / 768p	12−14	30−35
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−12
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 180% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.
low / 768p	70−75	100−110
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	35−40
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4850 X2	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 2.0
Code name	R700	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 November 2008	17 December 2013
Pipelines	800	768
Core clock speed	625 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	25.00	48.00
Floating-point performance	2x 1,000.0 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	267 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1990 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	63.68 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		240 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
DDMA audio		+
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Radeon HD 4850 X2 vs Radeon R7 260

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