Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon RX 570

In this comparison between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 570 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 RX 570 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon RX 570
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 4% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 570 has 6 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 570 - with Polaris.
  • Radeon R7 260 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Radeon RX 570 is 71 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 5375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 35−40
ultra / 1080p 8−9 21−24
QHD / 1440p 3−4 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 18−20 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Radeon RX 570
Architecture GCN 2.0 Polaris
Code name Bonaire Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 December 2013 18 April 2017
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1244 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 159.2
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 170 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan +
FreeSync + +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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