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    Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 Radeon R7 260 stacks up against Radeon R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon R9 M290X is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon R9 M290X 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 Radeon R9 M290X here:

    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      Radeon R7 260 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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    • Radeon R7 260 has 15% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
    • Radeon R7 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M290X - in Laptops.
    • Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Radeon R7 260 and Radeon R9 M290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 425 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 8−9 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 30−35
    medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 13% more, than Radeon R7 260.

    Full Specs

      Radeon R7 260 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN
    Code name Bonaire Neptune
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 17 December 2013 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 768 1280
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1100 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,080 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.00 72.00
    Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    Shader Model 6.3 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 2.0 Not Listed
    FreeSync + +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity + +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    DDMA audio +
    Compute units 20
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