GeForce RTX 2060 Super vs GTX 260 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated77
Place by popularitynot in top-10019
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.50
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGT200BTuring TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 December 2009 (14 years ago)2 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399
Current price$117 $374 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1922176
Core clock speed518 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate33.15224.4
Floating-point performance414.7 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1792 MB8 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2016 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.9 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.37.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 December 2009 2 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 175 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 OEM and GeForce RTX 2060 Super. We've got no test results to judge.


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