Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R7 M460
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 M460, 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 M460, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 R7 M460 here:
Main Specs
Radeon R7 260
Radeon R7 M460
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 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 M460 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Radeon R7 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R7 M460 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 375 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
14−16
2−3
ultra / 1080p
8−9
0−1
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
20−22
5−6
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
16−18
medium / 1080p
24−27
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Battlefield 5 is 266% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p
200−210
120−130
medium / 768p
170−180
95−100
ultra / 1080p
95−100
40−45
QHD / 1440p
50−55
21−24
4K / 2160p
30−33
16−18
high / 768p
140−150
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 88% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
ultra / 1080p
35−40
20−22
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
110−120
75−80
medium / 768p
90−95
45−50
ultra / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
16−18
2−3
ultra / 1080p
16−18
2−3
4K / 2160p
6−7
2−3
low / 720p
35−40
10−12
medium / 1080p
18−20
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Far Cry 5 is 375% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−11
ultra / 1080p
18−20
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
low / 720p
95−100
50−55
medium / 1080p
50−55
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Fortnite is 162% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
24−27
5−6
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
18−20
medium / 1080p
27−30
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 222% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
85−90
45−50
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
27−30
4−5
ultra / 1080p
12−14
2−3
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 138% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
9−10
2−3
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
4−5
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Metro Exodus is 466% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
110−120
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
100−110
70−75
medium / 1080p
100−110
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
6−7
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 366% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
50−55
10−11
medium / 768p
30−35
8−9
high / 1080p
18−20
4−5
ultra / 1080p
10−12
4−5
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 380% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
low / 768p
100−110
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
35−40
14−16
high / 768p
50−55
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 64% more, than Radeon R7 M460.
Full Specs
Radeon R7 260
Radeon R7 M460
Architecture
GCN 2.0
GCN
Code name
Bonaire
Meso
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
17 December 2013
21 February 2016
Pipelines
768
384
Core clock speed
984 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
1125 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
48.00
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,536 gflops
864.0 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1625 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
104 GB/s
14.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.3
6.0
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
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240 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
DDMA audio
+
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