GeForce GTX 260 216 vs FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GT200 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 16 September 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | $299 |
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 cores | 1792 | 216 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 182 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 106.4 | 41.47 |
| Floating-point performance | 3.405 gflops | 0.5365 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 1998 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 GB/s | 111.9 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2014 | 16 September 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 375 Watt | 182 Watt |
S10000 Passive 12GB has an age advantage of 5 years, a 585.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 260 216, on the other hand, has 106% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB and GeForce GTX 260 Core 216. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S10000 Passive 12GB is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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