FirePro 2260 PCI vs GeForce GTX 1050

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	362	not rated
Place by popularity	15	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.79	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	N17P-G1	RV620
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$211 (1.9x MSRP)	$70

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	640	40
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,300 million	181 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	58.20	2.000
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops	40 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCI
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)	170 mm
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	-	no data
SLI	-	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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1000 MBps
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	8 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 Connectors	DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	2.2	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.4	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

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