Radeon Pro 555X vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 555X 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 555X stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555X 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 555X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon Pro 555X Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 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 53% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555X.
  • Radeon Pro 555X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon Pro 555X and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Radeon Pro 555X is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon Pro 555X is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Radeon Pro 555X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555X is 3455 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 21−24 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  Radeon Pro 555X Radeon R7 260
Architecture Polaris GCN 2.0
Code name Polaris 21 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 5 June 2017 17 December 2013
Pipelines 768 768
Core clock speed 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.54 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 81.6 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) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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