Radeon R7 M260X: FPS benchmarks and laptop guide

The AMD Radeon R7 M260X is a 2015 OEM filler GPU — the GCN 1.0 "Mars" die that preconfigured laptops used to put a discrete-graphics badge on business machines. This guide covers its 27 benchmarked games at 1080p on high and the two catalog listings matched to it.

Where the Radeon R7 M260X sits in 2026

A catalog score of 5.1 ranks it 276th of 341 — the bottom fifth. Its neighbors form a museum shelf of entry graphics: the Quadro K3000M (5.5), Radeon 8050S (5.5) and R7 M460 (5.3) above; the Radeon Pro WX 4130 (4.6), PRO WX 2100 (4.6) and Vega 3 Mobile (4.6) below. One row above and below, nothing changes the verdict: this was entry-tier graphics in 2015 and is below every modern integrated GPU now.

What the chip brings

GCN 1.0 architecture on 28nm with the Mars codename: 384 shader cores at a 715MHz boost, 4GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, rated at 0.55 teraflops. Public benchmarks: PassMark 1008, Fire Strike 1396. The GDDR5 memory on a 128-bit bus was the one generous touch in an otherwise minimal design — it gave the chip bandwidth headroom the core count rarely exploited.

FPS in games at 1080p

The legacy capped quartet posts its 240/140 ceilings — CS:GO, Overwatch, GTA V and PUBG remain within reach of any weak GPU on old engines. Below that the numbers fall fast: Valorant at 40 fps, F1 2014 at 31, GRID Autosport 27, The Sims 4 26, DOTA 2 24, Alien: Isolation 20, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Shadow of Mordor at 16. The modern block is effectively closed: Fortnite 12, Forza Horizon 4 12, The Witcher 3 9, Counter-Strike 2 7, Cyberpunk 2077 5, Resident Evil 4 remake 2. This is a low-settings, older-titles-only card.

Laptops that carry it

Two catalog listings match, both HP business machines of 2015: the EliteBook 850 G2 at $172 and the EliteBook 840 G2 at $135. These were office laptops with an optional discrete chip for multi-monitor duty and light 3D — not gaming machines. Note the fleet medians (best-GPU score 45.9, gaming index 71) reflect those models' stronger configuration options, not this chip: judge each listing on its actual spec sheet.

Bottom line

The R7 M260X is a badge more than a graphics solution: fine for the desktop work its host EliteBooks were built for, marginal for anything 3D beyond 2015-era low settings. In 2026 the chip itself is not a reason to buy — but the $135-172 machines carrying it can be honest value as office/typing laptops. If gaming matters at all, even a modern integrated GPU outruns this card, so treat graphics as a free bonus rather than a feature.