Radeon R9 M395 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 260 216 Rev. 2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | Grenada |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 November 2008 (15 years ago) | 5 May 2015 (9 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 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 834 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.47 | 93.41 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5365 gflops | 2.989 gflops |
| ROPs | 28 | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | 112 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1998 MHz | 5460 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 174.7 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 November 2008 | 5 May 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 260 216 Rev. 2 has 46.2% lower power consumption.
R9 M395 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 357.1% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 and Radeon R9 M395 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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