AMD Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB Edition

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A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB 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 MSI 2GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB Edition in your PC? This Radeon R7 260X MSI 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.

FPS System Benchmark

38 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB Edition is released on the 08 Oct 2013

AMD PC game performance check Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.1 Bonaire XTX

Process

28nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

62 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

18 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 MSI 2GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

2048 MB

Memory Speed

1625 MHz

Memory Bus

128 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

104GB/sec

L2 Cache

512KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1100 MHz

Power

Max Power

115 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 MSI 2GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon R7 260X MSI 2GB Edition is a special edition of AMD's Fast-Middle-Class Radeon R7 260X, created by MSI.

Overclock: Central Unit
None.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.

Cooling Solution
Propeller Blade Technology: 20% more airflow, 50% larger cooling area and Large 10CM fan.

Performance
Benchmarks indicate no performance over the reference Radeon R7 260X.

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CPU

Core i7-4790T 4-Core 2.7GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon R9 290X

158%

RAM

11GB

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CPU

Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 Ti WindForce 2X OC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
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Phone

Apple iPhone SE 64GB

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