Sapphire R7 260x 1440p Performance

Hello Crong here! Today I'll be posting benchmark videos for the R7 260x for 1440p resolutions. I can't seem to find any videos or reviews for the 260x in this resolution. As we all know, The R7 260x was released sometime in 2013 and is a rebrand for the HD7790. Let us see if this card can keep up with the latest light /casual games out in the market. :)

Detailed settings can be found in the video.
Specification for the test bench that i used is listed below:

Processor: Intel i7 4790

CPU Cooling: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B with Corsair's SP120 fans

Motherboard: Gigabyte H97N-WiFi

Graphics Card: Sapphire R7 260x

SSD: Corsair Neutron 256GB & SanDisk Ultra II 960GB

Case: Silverstone SG13 White with Noctua NF-F12

Monitor: BenQ XL2730z FreeSync 1440p 144hz Monitor

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As we can see, the R7 260x can provide decent frame rates for average gamers on the 1440p resolutions. The 260x is a really good card for casual gamers while waiting for the Pascal/Polaris GPU from Nvida and AMD respectively. So for those people who are willing to wait for the newer GPU architecture, this 260x can provide you your needed gaming experience even on a higher resolution such as 1440p.