A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements.

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

FPS System Benchmark

32 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition is released on the 08 Oct 2013

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GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Bonaire XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

58 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

16 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

896

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

1024 MB

Memory Speed

1500 MHz

Memory Bus

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

96GB/sec

L2 Cache

512KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1030 MHz

Power

Max Power

105 Watts

PSU

500 Watt & 33 Amps

Power Connector

1x 6-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i3-4130 3.4GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1600 x 900

GPU Upgrade

Radeon R9 380

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Radeon R7 260X v2 PowerColor OC 1GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

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.

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CPU

Core i5-9400T 6-Core 1.8GHz

Graphics Card

GeForce GTX 780 Ti

194%

RAM

11GB

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