Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon Sky 500

In this comparison between Radeon R7 260X and Radeon Sky 500 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R7 260X will be the best choice, for others Radeon Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260X Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Sky 500 has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260X.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon R7 260X and Radeon Sky 500 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 260X is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon R7 260X and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon Sky 500 is 72 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 9−10 21−24
QHD / 1440p 4−5 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 30−35 60−65
medium / 1080p 20−22 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 125% more, than Radeon R7 260X.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260X Radeon Sky 500
Architecture GCN 2.0 GCN 1.0
Code name Bonaire Pitcairn
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 October 2013 27 March 2013
Pipelines 896 1280
Core clock speed 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 61.60 76.00
Floating-point performance 1,971 gflops 2,432 gflops
Length 170 mm 242 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 154 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 225 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.16 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
DisplayPort count 1
Dual-link DVI support +
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