AMD Radeon HD 6870 vs AMD Radeon R7 260X
The AMD Radeon R7 260X is ahead by 25% on our index and meets the recommended card of 25 more games. Below: where each one wins.
Performance index 4 5
Video memory 1 GB 2 GB
Rated power 151 W 115 W
Launch price $239 $139
Index per $100 1.7 3.6
Games at recommended 61 86
Released20102013
FeaturesFSRFSR
At 1440p in the heaviest games
Modelled FPS, high preset, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Left: AMD Radeon HD 6870; right: AMD Radeon R7 260X.
Games only the AMD Radeon R7 260X runs at recommended
- Infestation: The New Z
- For The King
- Call of Duty®: WWII
- Shadowverse CCG
- Friday the 13th: The Game
- Hearts of Iron IV
- Layers of Fear (2016)
- Total War: ATTILA
And 17 more.
Quick answers
Is the AMD Radeon HD 6870 faster than the AMD Radeon R7 260X?
No — the AMD Radeon R7 260X scores 5 on our index to the AMD Radeon HD 6870's 4, a 25% gap.
Which one runs more games at the recommended spec?
The AMD Radeon HD 6870 meets the recommended graphics card of 61 of 274 games; the AMD Radeon R7 260X, 86.