AMD Radeon R7 260X v3

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4

A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon R7 260X v3 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 v3 graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 260X v3 in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon R7 260X v3, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

FPS System Benchmark

28 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon R7 260X v3 is released on the 05 Feb 2015

AMD PC game performance check Radeon R7 260X v3

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Bonaire XT

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

56 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)

4096x3112

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon R7 260X v3 graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

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

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1000 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

GPU Upgrade

Radeon R9 380

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Radeon R7 260X v3 Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 260X v3 is a Fast-Middle-Class Graphics Card based on the Second Revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture.

Architecture
Radeon R7 260X v3 Equips a GPU Codenamed Bonaire XT which is a Second Gen GCN GPU and was previously used on Radeon 7790.
Bonaire XT has 14 Compute Units activated and thus offers 896 Shader Processing Units, 56 TMUs and 16 ROPs.

GPU
The Central Unit is clocked at 1000MHz.

Memory: Speed
The GPU is equipped with fast GDDR5 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 128-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1250Hz.

Memory: Frame Buffer
The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. This would be useful were the Graphics Card suited for 1080p Gaming, which is not the case.

Power Consumption
With a rated board TDP of 100W, it requires at least a 500W PSU with one available 6-pin connector.

Performance
Radeon R7 260X v3 is the slowest of all Radeon R7 260X Variants and Delivers Performance Below the Older Radeon HD 7790.

System Suggestions
Radeon R7 260X v3 is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1600x900. We recommend a Middle-Class Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance.

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Radeon R7 260X v3 vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-970 6-Core 3.2GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

162%

RAM

11GB

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