Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon RX 550

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550, 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 RX 550, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	50 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 130% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550.
Radeon R7 260 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 550 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 RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
Radeon R7 260 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260 is 25 mm longer, than Radeon RX 550.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	30−33
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	7−8	6−7
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	200−210	200−210
medium / 768p	170−180	170−180
ultra / 1080p	95−100	95−100
QHD / 1440p	50−55	50−55
4K / 2160p	30−33	30−33
high / 768p	140−150	130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	110−120	100−110
medium / 768p	90−95	90−95
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Dota 2 is 4% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
4K / 2160p	6−7	6−7
low / 720p	35−40	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	95−100
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	20−22	18−20
QHD / 1440p	9−10	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 550.
low / 768p	85−90	80−85
medium / 768p	75−80	70−75
high / 1080p	27−30	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Radeon RX 550.
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	2−3
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
medium / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	55−60	55−60
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	9−10	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	16−18
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	30−35	30−35
high / 1080p	18−20	18−20
ultra / 1080p	10−12	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 550 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	30−35
high / 768p	50−55	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX 550.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon RX 550
Architecture	GCN 2.0	GCN 4.0
Code name	Bonaire	Lexa
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2013	20 April 2017
Pipelines	768	512
Core clock speed		1100 MHz
Boost Clock	1100 MHz	1183 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	48.00	37.86
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	1,211 gflops
Length	170 mm	145 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
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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Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon RX 550

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