GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTS 260M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 8 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 42 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 32.60 |
| Architecture | GT2xx (2009−2012) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | N10E-GS | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (14 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
| Current price | $230 | $719 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 96 | 7168 |
| CUDA cores | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 727 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.60 | 584.6 |
| Floating-point performance | 264 gflops | no data |
| Gigaflops | 396 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTS 260M and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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.
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 285 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| 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 | GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 2000 MHz | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | HDMIVGADual Link DVIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| 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 compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 17 January 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 38 Watt | 220 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 260M and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 260M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.
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