FirePro M7740 vs Radeon R7 260X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro M7740 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 FirePro M7740 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.

FirePro M7740 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: FirePro M7740 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 FirePro M7740 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260X has 91% more power consumption, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro M7740.
  • FirePro M7740 is used in Mobile workstations, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
  • FirePro M7740 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
  • FirePro M7740 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than FirePro M7740.

Full Specs

  FirePro M7740 Radeon R7 260X
Architecture Terascale 1 GCN 2.0
Code name RV740 Bonaire
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Release date 4 August 2009 8 October 2013
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 650 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.80 61.60
Floating-point performance 832.0 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.14 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
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