GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 860M SLI stacks up against Radeon R7 260, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI 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 GTX 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 3375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 8−9 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 27−30 18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Radeon R7 260
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 17 December 2013
Pipelines 1280 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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