RTX A5500 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 260 216 Rev. 2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 112 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.08 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | GA103 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 27 November 2008 (17 years ago) | 22 March 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 216 | 7424 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 975 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 22,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.47 | 348.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5365 TFLOPS | 22.27 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 96 |
| TMUs | 72 | 232 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 232 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 58 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 7.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 4 MB |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 November 2008 | 22 March 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 165 Watt |
RTX A5500 Mobile has an age advantage of 13 years, a 1728.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 3.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 and RTX A5500 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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