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$246.31
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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $139
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
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$127.22
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$469
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Same as Founder's Edition
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$399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 970 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 970 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 115 vs 148 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Performs up to 67% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R7 260X - 25 vs 15 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $127.22 vs $246.31
- Up to 69% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Radeon R7 260X - $5.09 vs $16.42 per FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
FPS
15
60%
Value, $/FPS
$16.42/FPS
30.998781973203403%
Price, $
$246.31
51%
XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition
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GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
FPS
25
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$127.22
100%
FPS and Value Winner
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0, 26% Cooler and 36% Quieter Cooling Graphics Card 04G-P4-2974-KR
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
17.6 GPixel/s
26.678793390935272%
Texel Fillrate
61.6 GTexel/s
50.28571428571429%
GeForce GTX 970
Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon R7 260X | vs | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
| Volcanic Islands | Generation | GeForce 900 |
$139 | MSRP | $329 |
| 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 104 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
1100 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1050 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1178 MHz |
| 1625 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1753 MHz |
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