GeForce 930M vs Radeon R7 260

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 260. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 260. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 930M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 930M 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 GeForce 930M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 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 248% more power consumption, than GeForce 930M.
  • GeForce 930M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 930M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 930M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce 930M and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 930M is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 4−5 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 260% more, than GeForce 930M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930M Radeon R7 260
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name N16S-GM-B/S, N16S-LP Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 17 December 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 48.00
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 84 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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