Radeon HD 4890 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4890 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 4890 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 4890 has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Radeon HD 4890 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 260 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4890 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon HD 4890 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4890 is 71 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2275 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	30−35
medium / 1080p	8−9	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	50−55
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 106% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4890 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	140−150	200−210
medium / 768p	110−120	170−180
ultra / 1080p	55−60	95−100
QHD / 1440p	30−33	50−55
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	80−85	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	80−85	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	90−95
ultra / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	8−9	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	18−20
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	60−65	95−100
medium / 1080p	24−27	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 71% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	20−22
QHD / 1440p	1−2	9−10
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 107% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	50−55	85−90
medium / 768p	45−50	75−80
high / 1080p	12−14	27−30
ultra / 1080p	6−7	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 75% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	6−7	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	90−95	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	30−35	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	12−14	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	24−27	50−55
medium / 768p	16−18	30−35
high / 1080p	9−10	18−20
ultra / 1080p	6−7	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 84% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	35−40
high / 768p	35−40	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4890.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4890	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN 2.0
Code name	RV790	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 April 2009	17 December 2013
Pipelines	800	768
Core clock speed	850 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	959 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.00	48.00
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	241 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3900 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	124.8 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 4890 vs Radeon R7 260

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