Radeon PRO W6300 vs GeForce GTX 260 216
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 422 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 40.93 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 16 September 2008 (17 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (4 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 216 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 1512 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2040 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.47 | 97.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5365 TFLOPS | 3.133 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 32 |
| TMUs | 72 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 8 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs |
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 September 2008 | 19 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 25 Watt |
PRO W6300 has an age advantage of 13 years, a 129% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983% more advanced lithography process, and 628% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 and Radeon PRO W6300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon PRO W6300 is a workstation one.
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