Radeon HD 7790 vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7790 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 7790 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7790	Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 35% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7790.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R7 260 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 260 are build with GCN 2.0 architecture.
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7790 is 13 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	4−5	−
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 9% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	200−210
medium / 768p	180−190	170−180
ultra / 1080p	100−110	95−100
QHD / 1440p	55−60	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−35	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
medium / 768p	95−100	90−95
ultra / 1080p	65−70	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	100−110	95−100
medium / 1080p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	27−30	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	20−22
QHD / 1440p	10−11	9−10
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	55−60	50−55
medium / 1080p	30−33	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	75−80	75−80
high / 1080p	30−35	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	10−11	9−10
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 8% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	−	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	18−20	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 3% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−33	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	50−55
medium / 768p	35−40	30−35
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−12
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
high / 768p	55−60	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7790	Radeon R7 260
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Bonaire	Bonaire
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	22 March 2013	17 December 2013
Pipelines	896	768
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		1100 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	56.00	48.00
Floating-point performance	1,792 gflops	1,536 gflops
Length	183 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	104 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	218 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	5.2 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 7790 vs Radeon R7 260

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