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Game | Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition | Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Edition |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 220% | 452% |
Hitman 3 | 316% | 618% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 192% | 405% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 183% | 388% |
FIFA 21 | 61% | 178% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 350% | 676% |
Far Cry 6 | 363% | 698% |
Genshin Impact | 220% | 452% |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 358% | 691% |
Battlefield 6 | 316% | 618% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the AMD Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition are significantly better than the AMD Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Edition.
The R7 260X has a 330 MHz higher core clock speed and 16 more Texture Mapping Units than the HD 4850. This results in the R7 260X providing 29.7 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The R7 260X has a 330 MHz higher core clock speed than the HD 4850 and the same number of Render Output Units. This results in the R7 260X providing 5.3 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The R7 260X was released over three years more recently than the HD 4850, and so the R7 260X is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the HD 4850 when running the latest games.
The R7 260X has 512 MB more video memory than the HD 4850, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the R7 260X also has superior memory performance overall.
The R7 260X has 25.6 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the HD 4850, which means that the memory performance of the R7 260X is slightly better than the HD 4850.
The Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition has 896 Shader Processing Units and the Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Edition has 800. However, the actual shader performance of the R7 260X is 784 and the actual shader performance of the HD 4850 is 392. The R7 260X having 392 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the R7 260X delivers a significantly smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the HD 4850.
The R7 260X transistor size technology is 27 nm (nanometers) smaller than the HD 4850. This means that the R7 260X is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the HD 4850.
The Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition requires 105 Watts to run but there is no entry for the Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Edition. We would recommend a PSU with at least 500 Watts for the R7 260X.
Core Speed | 1030 MHz | ![]() | vs | 700 MHz | |
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Boost Clock | - | vs | - | ||
Architecture | GCN 1.1 Bonaire XT | R700 RV770 PRO | |||
OC Potential | Fair |
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vs | Poor | |
Driver Support | Good |
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Release Date | 08 Oct 2013 | ![]() | vs | 01 Aug 2008 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
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Comparison |
1366x768 | 9.9
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vs | - | |
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1600x900 | 7.7
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vs | 5.9
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1920x1080 | 5.9
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vs | 4.4
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2560x1440 | 4.2
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vs | 2.6
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3840x2160 | 2.5
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vs | 1.7
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Memory | 1024 MB | ![]() | vs | 512 MB | |
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Memory Speed | 1500 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1100 MHz | |
Memory Bus | 128 Bit | vs | ![]() | 256 Bit | |
Memory Type | GDDR5 | ![]() | vs | GDDR3 | |
Memory Bandwidth | 96GB/sec | ![]() | vs | 70.4GB/sec | |
L2 Cache | 512 KB | ![]() |
vs | 0 KB | |
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
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Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | 896 | ![]() | vs | 800 | |
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Actual Shader Performance | 38% | ![]() | vs | 19% | |
Technology | 28nm | ![]() | vs | 55nm | |
Texture Mapping Units | 56 | ![]() | vs | 40 | |
Texture Rate | 57.7 GTexel/s | ![]() | vs | 28 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 16 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 16 |
Pixel Rate | 16.5 GPixel/s | ![]() | vs | 11.2 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | ![]() | vs | 2560x1600 | |
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DVI Connections | 2 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 2 |
HDMI Connections | 1 | ![]() | vs | 0 | |
DisplayPort Connections | 1 | ![]() | vs | - | |
Comparison |
Max Power | 105 Watts | - | |||
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Recommended PSU | 500 Watts & 33 Amps | - |
DirectX | 12.0 | ![]() | vs | 10.1 | |
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Shader Model | 5.0 | ![]() | vs | 4.1 | |
Open GL | 4.4 | ![]() | vs | 3.3 | |
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
SLI/Crossfire | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Dedicated | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz | vs | ![]() | Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz | |
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Recommended RAM | 8 GB | vs | ![]() | 6 GB | |
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1600x900 | ![]() | vs | 1440x900 |
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Mini Review | Overview Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 260X v2, created by PowerColor. Overclock: Central Unit The Central Unit has been increased from 1000MHz to 1030MHz. Overclock: Memory Clock None. Frame Buffer Untouched. Cooling Solution Untouched. Performance Benchmarks Indicate a 1% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R7 260X v2. | Radeon HD 4850 Golden Sample Edition is a special edition of the high-end Radeon HD 4850. The new features include increases in the core and memory clocks that went from 625MHz to 700MHz and from 993MHz to 1100MHz, respectively. A new cooling system is also available. The overclocking is significant and benchmarks indicate it's around 5% when compared to the reference Radeon HD 4850. |
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