10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

This card meets game requirements up to DirectX 12.

How many years will the Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition? If you want an upgrade suggestion for the Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition then a good choice would be RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB as this is better than 716 of the top 1000 most demanding game requirements with 232% better performance as well. Alternatively upgrading this graphics card would have us consider the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5300 which is 166% more powerful. This upgrade choice can also run 300 games from the most demanding games today.

FPS System Benchmark

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition was released on 09 Oct 2013

AMD PC game performance check Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Bonaire XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

56 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

16 GPixel/s

Shader Processing Units

Ray Tracing

Tensor Cores

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096 x 2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

2048MB

Memory Speed

1500MHz

Memory Bus

128bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

96GB/sec

L2 Cache

512

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1000 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

GD Official

GD RATING

Approved

Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 260X v2 HIS iPower IceQ X² 2GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 260X v2, created by HIS.

Overclock: Central Unit
None.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
The Frame Buffer was doubled to 2GB.
However, because the Graphics Card itself is not Powerful enough to work under circumstances in which 2GB are needed, such as 1080p, it is mostly a gimmick.

Cooling Solution
IceQ X² is one of the quietest coolers, making the card quieter than the reference cooler. The card is below 28dB when watching movies, surfing Facebook, working. The card remains quiet whether you are gaming, online socializing, entertaining or working.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate no Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon R7 260X v2.

Source [ Pip ]

GD Rating

Variants

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