Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R7 A265

In this comparison between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 A265 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 260 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon R7 A265
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R7 260 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 A265 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 A265 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 A265 is 175 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 1−2
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 18−20 3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon R7 A265
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Bonaire Opal
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 December 2013 9 January 2014
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 19.80
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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