M26 vs GM204

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	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	GM204	M26
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$114	$39

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	2048	no data
Number of transistors	5,200 million	120 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

NVENC	5th Gen	no data
PureVideo HD	VP6	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	3.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	5.2	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

28 nm

110 nm

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