GeForce GTX 850A vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 850A 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 GTX 850A stacks up against Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 850A
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 850A
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 155% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850A.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R7 260X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 850A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 850A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
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
1−2
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 GTX 850A.
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
5−6
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 277% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 850A and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
210−220
medium / 768p
90−95
180−190
ultra / 1080p
40−45
100−110
QHD / 1440p
24−27
55−60
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−35
high / 768p
65−70
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 98% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
GeForce GTX 850A 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 GTX 850A.
high / 1080p
2−3
18−20
ultra / 1080p
2−3
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
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 380% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
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
10−12
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
high / 1080p
4−5
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
16−18
55−60
medium / 1080p
7−8
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
high / 1080p
1−2
10−11
ultra / 1080p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
5−6
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than GeForce GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
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 GTX 850A.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 850A
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 2.0
Code name
GM107
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
17 March 2014
8 October 2013
Pipelines
640
896
Core clock speed
902 MHz
Boost Clock
936 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
37.44
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,198 gflops
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
104 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
5.0
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
225 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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