Radeon R7 260 vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon R7 260 and Tesla M10 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 Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 95% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M10 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 Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Radeon R7 260 and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M10 is 97 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 3575 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 260.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Tesla M10
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 17 December 2013 18 May 2016
Pipelines 768 640
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1306 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 52.24
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 170 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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