Radeon Pro 560X vs Radeon R7 260
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon Pro 560X 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 560X stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.
Radeon Pro 560X is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon Pro 560X 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 560X here:
Main Specs
Radeon Pro 560X
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
4 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 560X.
Radeon Pro 560X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon Pro 560X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Radeon Pro 560X is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
Radeon Pro 560X is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
Radeon Pro 560X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X 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
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
8−9
QHD / 1440p
5−6
3−4
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 26% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
QHD / 1440p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
7−8
5−6
low / 720p
60−65
50−55
medium / 1080p
30−35
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
220−230
200−210
medium / 768p
190−200
170−180
ultra / 1080p
110−120
95−100
QHD / 1440p
80−85
50−55
4K / 2160p
40−45
30−33
high / 768p
160−170
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 17% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
90−95
ultra / 1080p
75−80
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
21−24
16−18
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
low / 720p
45−50
35−40
medium / 1080p
24−27
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Far Cry 5 is 31% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−33
24−27
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
QHD / 1440p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
110−120
95−100
medium / 1080p
65−70
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Fortnite is 19% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
30−35
24−27
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
QHD / 1440p
12−14
9−10
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
65−70
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Forza Horizon 4 is 29% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
100−105
85−90
medium / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
35−40
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
QHD / 1440p
5−6
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Grand Theft Auto V is 16% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
9−10
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
2−3
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
65−70
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
Radeon Pro 560X and Radeon R7 260 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
35−40
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 17% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
65−70
50−55
medium / 768p
40−45
30−35
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 25% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon Pro 560X.
Full Specs
Radeon Pro 560X
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
1024
768
Core clock speed
907 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
64.26
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
81.28 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)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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