GeForce GT 545 vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 545 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 GeForce GT 545 stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 545
Main Specs
GeForce GT 545
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
70 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 64% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 545.
GeForce GT 545 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GT 545 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GT 545 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GT 545 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R7 260X is 25 mm longer, than GeForce GT 545.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
16−18
ultra / 1080p
0−1
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
16−18
50−55
medium / 1080p
6−7
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 545 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
95−100
180−190
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
QHD / 1440p
24−27
55−60
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−35
high / 768p
70−75
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 95% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
GeForce GT 545 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
75−80
110−120
medium / 768p
50−55
95−100
ultra / 1080p
24−27
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 82% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
2−3
18−20
ultra / 1080p
2−3
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
low / 720p
12−14
40−45
medium / 1080p
3−4
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 425% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
2−3
16−18
low / 720p
50−55
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
5−6
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
18−20
55−60
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 290% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
−
75−80
high / 1080p
5−6
30−35
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 144% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
6−7
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 19% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 88% more, than GeForce GT 545.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 320% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
12−14
55−60
medium / 768p
9−10
35−40
high / 1080p
4−5
20−22
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−12
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 342% more, than GeForce GT 545.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
high / 768p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 58% more, than GeForce GT 545.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 545
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Fermi 2.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
GF116
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
14 May 2011
8 October 2013
Pipelines
144
896
Core clock speed
720 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.28
61.60
Floating-point performance
414.7 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
145 mm
170 mm
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.1
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
35 Mh/s
225 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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