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AMD Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition

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A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements. DirectX 12 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

How many years will the Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition in your PC? This Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition graphics card has reached the end of its ability to run games released today. If you have it in your gaming PC then it’s time to upgrade your graphics solution.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition? If you want an upgrade suggestion for the Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition then a good choice would be 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB as this is better than 879 of the top 1000 most demanding game requirements with 294% better performance as well. Alternatively a good upgrade choice for this graphics card today would be the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 4GB. For comparison of the 1000 most demanding games around today this suggested upgrade is 209% better and can meet 745 of their recommended requirements.
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The Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition is released on 05 Feb 2015

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Architecture
GCN 1.1 Bonaire XT
Process
28nm
TMUs
56
Texture Rate
67 GTexel/s
ROPs
16
Pixel Rate
19 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
896
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Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.4
Resolution (WxH)
4096x3112
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
2048 MB
Memory Speed
1250 MHz
Memory Bus
128 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
80GB/sec
L2 Cache
512KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
2
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
0
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1188 MHz
Power
Max Power
85 Watts
PSU
450 Watt & 30 Amps
Power Connector
1x 6-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core i3-4150 3.5GHz
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1600 x 900
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Radeon R9 380
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Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 260X v3 Gigabyte OC Rev. 3.0 2GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 260X v3, created by Gigabyte.


Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit has been increased from 1000MHz to 1188MHz.


Overclock: Memory Clock
None.


Frame Buffer
Untouched.


Cooling Solution
GIGABYTE custom-designed 10 cm cooler: As opposed to the stereotype, GIGABYTE is able to maximize fan size to 10cm with the latest cooling design. With a 10cm fan, the card is virtually silent that its noise level runs much lower.


Performance
Benchmarks Indicate a 7% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R7 260X v3.


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ooh i have DX12!!!! Great! XDDDD

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Update (14/10/2015): This Graphics Card is now Correctly Ranked!

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Great card for gaming! I can play far cry 4, crysis 3, bf4, ac-rogue, ac4, nfs-rivals, dragon age inquisiton and all of my games at ULTRA for decent FPS.


  • This card DOES have "THE POWER TO DO IT ALL!" *

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Can play Shadow of Mordor for HIGH(NOT ULTRA) for 25-45FPS too.

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sure u can, not ultra but medium and u can reach high if u have better cpu

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Agreed! :)

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btw, FINALLY i met a Fellow Gamer with MY VGA card :D

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i also have this card and im pleased with it.As igamer1999 said it can run almost every game on high ultra settings for 40-60 fps.

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Yeah! All those Games are playable at least on medium.. I Played them myself :)

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