Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Radeon R7 260 and Radeon RX 460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260 has 53% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon R7 260 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 460 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
Radeon R7 260 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
Both graphics cards are the same length of 170 mm.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 5375 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
low / 720p	30−35	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 46% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	7−8	12−14
4K / 2160p	5−6	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	200−210	230−240
medium / 768p	170−180	200−210
ultra / 1080p	95−100	120−130
QHD / 1440p	50−55	95−100
4K / 2160p	30−33	50−55
high / 768p	140−150	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 21% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	60−65	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	16−18	24−27
QHD / 1440p	−	20−22
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 47% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	30−35
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	95−100	120−130
medium / 1080p	50−55	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 28% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	24−27	35−40
ultra / 1080p	20−22	27−30
QHD / 1440p	9−10	14−16
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	50−55	70−75
medium / 1080p	27−30	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
medium / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	12−14	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 41% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	110−120	120−130
ultra / 1080p	100−110	−
medium / 1080p	100−110	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	21−24	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon R7 260.
high / 1080p	14−16	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	27−30	40−45
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 35% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	50−55	75−80
medium / 768p	30−35	45−50
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−12	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 41% more, than Radeon R7 260.
low / 768p	100−110	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	35−40	40−45
high / 768p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in World of Tanks is 1% more, than Radeon RX 460.

Full Specs

	Radeon R7 260	Radeon RX 460
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Polaris
Code name	Bonaire	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 December 2013	8 August 2016
Pipelines	768	896
Core clock speed		1090 MHz
Boost Clock	1100 MHz	1200 MHz
Transistor count	2,080 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	48.00	67.20
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	2,150 gflops
Length	170 mm	170 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1625 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	104 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX		12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
FreeSync	+	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	240 Mh/s	240 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
Design	reference
DisplayPort support	+
DDMA audio	+
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Radeon R7 260 vs Radeon RX 460

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