Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 FURY X, 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 R9 FURY X, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon R9 FURY X
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	275 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	2x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 FURY X has 139% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 FURY X 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 R9 FURY X - with GCN 3.0.
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 FURY X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 FURY X is 21 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 575 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 FURY X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	50−55
ultra / 1080p	8−9	30−35
QHD / 1440p	3−4	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	80−85
ultra / 1080p	20−22	70−75
QHD / 1440p	7−8	55−60
4K / 2160p	5−6	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	24−27	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Battlefield 5 is 254% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 FURY X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	250−260
medium / 768p	170−180	230−240
ultra / 1080p	95−100	−
QHD / 1440p	50−55	150−160
4K / 2160p	30−33	100−110
high / 768p	140−150	220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 61% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	70−75
ultra / 1080p	35−40	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	110−120
ultra / 1080p	60−65	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Dota 2 is 31% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	16−18	65−70
ultra / 1080p	16−18	60−65
QHD / 1440p	−	40−45
4K / 2160p	6−7	21−24
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Far Cry 5 is 242% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	90−95
ultra / 1080p	18−20	70−75
QHD / 1440p	16−18	45−50
4K / 2160p	−	21−24
low / 720p	95−100	220−230
medium / 1080p	50−55	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Fortnite is 176% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	85−90
ultra / 1080p	20−22	65−70
QHD / 1440p	9−10	50−55
4K / 2160p	−	30−35
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	27−30	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Forza Horizon 4 is 222% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	85−90	160−170
medium / 768p	75−80	150−160
high / 1080p	27−30	95−100
ultra / 1080p	12−14	45−50
QHD / 1440p	3−4	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Grand Theft Auto V is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	9−10	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	95−100
medium / 1080p	12−14	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Metro Exodus is 291% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	21−24	75−80
ultra / 1080p	16−18	55−60
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	55−60	120−130
medium / 1080p	24−27	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 186% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	9−10	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	27−30	95−100
medium / 1080p	16−18	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 217% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	50−55	190−200
medium / 768p	30−35	120−130
high / 1080p	18−20	70−75
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
4K / 2160p	8−9	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 283% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
medium / 768p	60−65	−
ultra / 1080p	35−40	65−70
high / 768p	50−55	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 FURY X in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon R9 FURY X
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 3.0
Code name	Bonaire	Fiji
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2013	24 June 2015
Pipelines	768	4096
Boost Clock	1100 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	8,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	48.00	268.8
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	8,602 gflops
Length	170 mm	191 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	512 GB/s
Shader Model	6.3	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan		+
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	240 Mh/s	858 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
TrueAudio		+
Mantle		+
Design	reference	reference
Bridgeless CrossFire		+
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
DisplayPort support	+	+
CrossFire		+
VCE		+
DDMA audio	+	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		33.4 Mh/s
Compute units		64
AppAcceleration		+
High bandwidth memory (HBM)		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
FRTC		+
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Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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