260 vs 1650 SUPER

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Combined performance score

GTX 1650 SUPER
26.17
+728%

1650 SUPER outperforms 260 by 728% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking189708
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Value for money27.050.36
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTU116GT200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date29 October 2019 (4 years old)16 June 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449
Current price$206 $49 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 SUPER has 7414% better value for money than GTX 260.

Technical specs

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 cores1280192
CUDA coresno data192
Core clock speed1530 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate138.036.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data476.9 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeGDDR6GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB896 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz999 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s111.9 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.54.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA7.5+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.17
+728%
GTX 260 3.16

1650 SUPER outperforms 260 by 728% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1650 SUPER 10143
+728%
GTX 260 1225

1650 SUPER outperforms 260 by 728% in Passmark.

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 HD72
+800%
8−9
−800%
1440p36
+800%
4−5
−800%
4K22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 63
+800%
7−8
−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+750%
6−7
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+783%
6−7
−783%
Battlefield 5 72
+800%
8−9
−800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+733%
6−7
−733%
Far Cry 5 93
+830%
10−11
−830%
Far Cry New Dawn 89
+790%
10−11
−790%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+770%
10−11
−770%
Hitman 3 105
+775%
12−14
−775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+825%
8−9
−825%
Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+788%
8−9
−788%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
+750%
10−11
−750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+788%
8−9
−788%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+750%
6−7
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+767%
3−4
−767%
Battlefield 5 58
+729%
7−8
−729%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+763%
8−9
−763%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+900%
4−5
−900%
Far Cry 5 86
+760%
10−11
−760%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+730%
10−11
−730%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+770%
10−11
−770%
Hitman 3 83
+730%
10−11
−730%
Horizon Zero Dawn 58
+729%
7−8
−729%
Metro Exodus 51
+750%
6−7
−750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+900%
3−4
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+738%
8−9
−738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+800%
10−11
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 61
+771%
7−8
−771%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+750%
6−7
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 57
+850%
6−7
−850%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
Far Cry 5 79
+778%
9−10
−778%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+744%
9−10
−744%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+770%
10−11
−770%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+733%
6−7
−733%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+950%
2−3
−950%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Hitman 3 51
+750%
6−7
−750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
+875%
4−5
−875%
Metro Exodus 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
Red Dead Redemption 2 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+900%
4−5
−900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Battlefield 5 42
+740%
5−6
−740%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Far Cry 5 54
+800%
6−7
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
+817%
6−7
−817%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+800%
6−7
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+967%
3−4
−967%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Hitman 3 25
+733%
3−4
−733%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5 0−1
Metro Exodus 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+967%
3−4
−967%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5 0−1
Battlefield 5 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3 0−1
Far Cry 5 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
+833%
3−4
−833%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+825%
4−5
−825%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8 0−1

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and GTX 260 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 800% faster than GTX 260

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 800% faster than GTX 260

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 1000% faster than GTX 260

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 26.17 3.16
Recency 29 October 2019 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 12 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 182 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.


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