Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 711 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.93 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | no data |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 224 | 24 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1296 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 10 Watt |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Laptop size | large | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | no data |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 10 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Apple M1 Max 24-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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