GeForce GTX 260 vs Arc 8-Cores iGPU

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc 8-Cores iGPU with GeForce GTX 260, including specs and performance data.

Arc 8-Cores iGPU
2023
18.14
+472%

Arc 8-Cores iGPU outperforms GTX 260 by a whopping 472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking284714
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.36
ArchitectureXe LPGTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameMeteor Lake iGPUGT200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current priceno data$49 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores8192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speedno data576 MHz
Boost clock speed2300 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data476.9 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Arc 8-Cores iGPU and GeForce GTX 260 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno 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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data896 MB
Memory bus widthno data448 Bit
Memory clock speedno data999 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data111.9 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_211.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD40
+567%
6−7
−567%
1440p16
+700%
2−3
−700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Battlefield 5 300−310
+408%
55−60
−408%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 210−220
+468%
35−40
−468%
Far Cry 5 210−220
+468%
37
−468%
Far Cry New Dawn 280−290
+471%
45−50
−471%
Forza Horizon 4 450−500
+436%
80−85
−436%
Hitman 3 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+445%
33
−445%
Red Dead Redemption 2 280−290
+460%
50−55
−460%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−310
+417%
55−60
−417%
Watch Dogs: Legion 300−310
+436%
55−60
−436%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Battlefield 5 300−310
+408%
55−60
−408%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 210−220
+468%
35−40
−468%
Far Cry 5 200−210
+471%
35
−471%
Far Cry New Dawn 280−290
+471%
45−50
−471%
Forza Horizon 4 450−500
+436%
80−85
−436%
Hitman 3 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+456%
27
−456%
Metro Exodus 300−310
+392%
60−65
−392%
Red Dead Redemption 2 280−290
+460%
50−55
−460%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−310
+417%
55−60
−417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+458%
43
−458%
Watch Dogs: Legion 300−310
+436%
55−60
−436%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Battlefield 5 300−310
+408%
55−60
−408%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+445%
33
−445%
Far Cry New Dawn 280−290
+471%
45−50
−471%
Forza Horizon 4 450−500
+436%
80−85
−436%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+465%
23
−465%
Watch Dogs: Legion 300−310
+436%
55−60
−436%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 130−140
+465%
21−24
−465%
Hitman 3 120−130
+471%
21−24
−471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+468%
35−40
−468%
Metro Exodus 180−190
+445%
30−35
−445%
Red Dead Redemption 2 170−180
+467%
30−33
−467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+456%
35−40
−456%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100−105
+456%
18−20
−456%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Battlefield 5 200−210
+471%
35−40
−471%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+467%
30−33
−467%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+471%
35−40
−471%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+471%
35−40
−471%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+450%
20−22
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+442%
12−14
−442%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+456%
9−10
−456%
Hitman 3 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+450%
20−22
−450%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+459%
16−18
−459%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+463%
16−18
−463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65−70
+442%
12−14
−442%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−105
+456%
18−20
−456%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+456%
9−10
−456%
Battlefield 5 100−105
+456%
18−20
−456%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+450%
10−11
−450%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+471%
14−16
−471%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+460%
24−27
−460%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%

This is how Arc 8-Cores iGPU and GTX 260 compete in popular games:

  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 567% faster in 1080p
  • Arc 8-Cores iGPU is 700% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.14 3.17
Recency 14 December 2023 16 June 2008
Chip lithography 5 nm 65 nm

The Arc 8-Cores iGPU is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc 8-Cores iGPU is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop one.


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