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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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MSRP in USD: $229
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $139
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MSRP in USD: $139
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 995 days newer than the cheaper Radeon R7 260X.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 44% better in Stray than Radeon R7 260X - 65 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing Stray than Radeon R7 260X - $4.6 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Up to 300% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 8 vs 2 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X
- Up to 18% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $246.31 vs $299.0
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 115 vs 150 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299
82%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon R7 260X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon R7 260X |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| $229 | MSRP | $139 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 104 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1100 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1625 MHz |
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