Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R7 370

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 370, 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 R7 260 stacks up against Radeon R7 370, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon R7 370
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	1 x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 370.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R7 370 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 370 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 370 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260 is 18 mm longer, than Radeon R7 370.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 370.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	14−16
QHD / 1440p	3−4	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	30−35
QHD / 1440p	7−8	14−16
4K / 2160p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Battlefield 5 is 59% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	200−210	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	210−220
ultra / 1080p	95−100	130−140
QHD / 1440p	50−55	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	55−60
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 30% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Dota 2 is 21% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	16−18	27−30
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	6−7	9−10
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Far Cry 5 is 57% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	18−20	27−30
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	130−140
medium / 1080p	50−55	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	75−80
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Forza Horizon 4 is 48% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	75−80	100−105
high / 1080p	27−30	45−50
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	3−4	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Grand Theft Auto V is 38% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	9−10	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	75−80
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	50−55	80−85
medium / 768p	30−35	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	27−30
ultra / 1080p	10−12	16−18
4K / 2160p	8−9	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 370 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon R7 370.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon R7 370
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Bonaire	Trinidad (Pitcairn)
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2013	5 May 2015
Pipelines	768	1024
Boost Clock	1100 MHz	975 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	48.00	62.40
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	1,997 gflops
Length	170 mm	152 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	975 MHz
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan		+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.42 kh/s
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	240 Mh/s	359 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support	+	+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio	+	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.52 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		14 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		150 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
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Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R7 370

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