Radeon R7 260X vs Radeon RX 480 4GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon RX 480 4GB, which makes use of a 14 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 1120 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a speed of 1750 MHz on this particular card. It features 2304 SPUs along with 144 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

Ethereum Mining Hash Rate

Radeon RX 480 4GB		25 Mh/s
Radeon R7 260X		14 Mh/s
	Difference: 11 (79%)

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

Radeon RX 480 4GB		267 Sol/s
Radeon R7 260X		95 Sol/s
	Difference: 172 (181%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 260X		115 Watts
Radeon RX 480 4GB		150 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (30%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the Radeon RX 480 4GB should be a lot faster than the Radeon R7 260X in general. (explain)

Radeon RX 480 4GB		229376 MB/sec
Radeon R7 260X		104000 MB/sec
	Difference: 125376 (121%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 480 4GB will be quite a bit (more or less 162%) more effective at AF than the Radeon R7 260X. (explain)

Radeon RX 480 4GB		161280 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 260X		61600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 99680 (162%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 480 4GB will be a lot (approximately 104%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the Radeon R7 260X, and able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

Radeon RX 480 4GB		35840 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 260X		17600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18240 (104%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.