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Highest PA-3200 Performance
7.5 Gbps NGFW throughput — nearly 2× the PA-3220 — positions the PA-3260 at the top of the PA-3200 Series and suitable for the most demanding enterprise internet gateways.
7.5G bps
Firewall throughput
4G bps
Threat Prevention
2.2M Sess
Max sessions
84K /sec
New connections
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Palo AltoSKU: PAN-PA-3260
Palo Alto Networks PA-3260 Next-Generation Firewall (PAN-PA-3260)
Top-of-Range PA-3200 — 7.5 Gbps NGFW with 40G QSFP+ Uplinks
The Palo Alto PA-3260 is the highest-performing PA-3200 model, delivering 7.5 Gbps NGFW throughput, 4 Gbps Threat Prevention, 4 × 40G QSFP+ uplinks, and 2.2M concurrent sessions.
- 7.5 Gbps firewall throughput (App-ID enabled)
- 4 Gbps Threat Prevention throughput
- 4.4 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput
- 2,200,000 concurrent sessions
- 12 × GE RJ45 + 8 × 10G SFP/SFP+ + 4 × 40G QSFP+
- 84,000 new connections per second
- Dual redundant power supplies
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Key Features
Everything you need in one device
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40G QSFP+ Uplinks
4 × 40G QSFP+ uplinks enable high-speed backbone connectivity to enterprise core switching — ensuring the PA-3260 is not a bottleneck in high-speed network architectures.
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ML-Powered NGFW
Inline ML-based threat prevention stops zero-day threats across all traffic — including TLS 1.3, HTTP/2, and evasive application tunnelling.
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High-Capacity VPN
4.4 Gbps IPSec VPN throughput and 2,048 tunnel support makes the PA-3260 suitable as a high-capacity VPN hub for large distributed enterprises.
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Hardware-Accelerated Security
Dedicated security processing hardware ensures full IPS, URL filtering, SSL decryption, and WildFire analysis run simultaneously without throughput degradation.
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Bridge to PA-5000 Series
The PA-3260 bridges the gap between the PA-3220/3250 enterprise models and the PA-5000 Series data centre firewalls — ideal for large HQ gateways.
About the Palo Alto PA-3260
The Palo Alto PA-3260 (PAN-PA-3260) is the flagship model of the PA-3200 Series, delivering 7.5 Gbps of ML-Powered NGFW throughput in a 2U chassis. With 4 Gbps of Threat Prevention throughput, 2,200,000 concurrent sessions, and 4 × 40G QSFP+ uplinks, the PA-3260 is designed for large enterprise internet gateways handling significant traffic volumes.
The PA-3260 shares the same physical form factor as the PA-3220 and PA-3250, but adds 40G QSFP+ uplinks for high-speed core connectivity, making it the natural choice for organisations connecting the firewall directly to 40G enterprise core switches or aggregation layers.
Technical Specifications
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Ideal for a wide range of deployments
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Large Enterprise Gateway
7.5 Gbps handles the largest enterprise internet gateways with full threat inspection and headroom for traffic growth.
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40G Core Integration
40G QSFP+ uplinks connect directly to enterprise core switches — removing any bandwidth bottleneck between firewall and network infrastructure.
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High-Volume VPN Hub
4.4 Gbps IPSec and 2,048 tunnels supports the PA-3260 as a VPN hub for a large distributed enterprise with hundreds of branches.
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Growth Platform
Step up from PA-3220/3250 without moving to the PA-5000 Series — the PA-3260 provides 7.5 Gbps capacity in the same familiar 2U form factor.
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