Radeon 780M vs GeForce GTX 260

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 260
2008
896 MB GDDR3, 182 Watt
3.16

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GTX 260 by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking714283
Place by popularitynot in top-10057
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 3
GPU code nameGT200Phoenix
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data
Current price$49 (0.1x MSRP)no data

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 cores192768
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data3000 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt54 Watt (35 - 54 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.9 billion/sec139.2
Floating-point performance476.9 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon 780M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options+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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount896 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width448 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed999 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+no data

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 260 3.16
Radeon 780M 18.35
+481%

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GTX 260 by 481% based on our aggregate 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 260 1223
Radeon 780M 7095
+480%

Radeon 780M outperforms GeForce GTX 260 by 480% 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 HD6−7
−500%
36
+500%
1440p3−4
−600%
21
+600%
4K2−3
−600%
14
+600%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.16 18.35
Recency 16 June 2008 5 January 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 54 Watt

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while Radeon 780M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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