GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTS 260M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 4 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 76 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 49.08 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.38 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | GT215 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (17 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 96 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 360 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 879.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.264 TFLOPS | 56.28 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 396 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 112 |
| TMUs | 32 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 10.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 64 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2000 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 960.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | HDMIVGADual Link DVIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 30 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 360 Watt |
GTS 260M has 847% lower power consumption.
RTX 5080, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 260M and GeForce RTX 5080. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 260M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.
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