Radeon Pro 450 vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 450 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 Pro 450 stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 450 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro 450 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 Radeon Pro 450 here:
Main Specs
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 228% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 450.
Radeon Pro 450 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon Pro 450 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
Radeon Pro 450 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon Pro 450 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 450 is 3455 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.
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
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
3−4
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
5−6
7−8
4K / 2160p
5−6
5−6
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
200−210
200−210
medium / 768p
170−180
170−180
ultra / 1080p
90−95
95−100
QHD / 1440p
50−55
50−55
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
130−140
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
60−65
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
4K / 2160p
5−6
6−7
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 5% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
21−24
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
18−20
QHD / 1440p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
90−95
95−100
medium / 1080p
45−50
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 7% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
24−27
24−27
ultra / 1080p
18−20
20−22
QHD / 1440p
8−9
9−10
low / 720p
45−50
50−55
medium / 1080p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
80−85
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
75−80
high / 1080p
27−30
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
9−10
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
100−110
medium / 1080p
100−110
100−110
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
21−24
21−24
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
21−24
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 7% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 6% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
medium / 768p
30−35
30−35
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−12
4K / 2160p
8−9
8−9
Radeon Pro 450 and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
100−105
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
high / 768p
50−55
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon Pro 450.
Full Specs
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon R7 260
Architecture
Polaris
GCN 2.0
Code name
Polaris 11
Bonaire
Type
Mobile workstation
Desktop
Release date
27 October 2016
17 December 2013
Pipelines
640
768
Core clock speed
800 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.00
48.00
Floating-point performance
1,024 gflops
1,536 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5080 MHz
1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth
81.28 GB/s
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
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)
127 Mh/s
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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