Like the Asus HD 7790, the R7 260X ($288.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) is based on the company's Bonaire GPU, with 896 stream processors, a 128-bit path to main memory, 56 texture mapping units, and 16 render outputs. The graphics card features two DVI ports, an HDMI port, and a DisplayPort and can drive up to three monitors off one card. The R7 260X improves on the Asus HD 7790 in three ways. First, it doubles its onboard RAM buffer, up to 2GB, from 1GB. Second, it's clocked higher—the HD 7790 was clocked at 1GHz core clock and 1,500MHz memory, while the R7 260X clocks in at 1,100 MHz core and 1,625MHz for a gain of 10 percent and 8 percent, respectively. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( Read our editorial mission (Opens in a new window) & see how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) Third, it's cheaper, with a base price of $139 for a 2GB card, as opposed to $149 for the 1GB card.
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