260M SLI vs 470

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Combined performance score

GTX 470
7.99
+147%

470 outperforms 260M SLI by 147% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking478702
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.130.92
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameGF100NB9E-GTX
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 April 2010 (13 years old)2 March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data
Current price$9.98 (0x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 784% better value for money than GTX 260M SLI.

Technical specs

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 cores448224
CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed607 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.0 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinsno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1280 MB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)950 MHz
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA++

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 470 7.99
+147%
GTX 260M SLI 3.23

470 outperforms 260M SLI by 147% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 16753
+87%
GTX 260M SLI 8959

470 outperforms 260M SLI by 87% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p52
+148%
21−24
−148%
Full HD64
+167%
24−27
−167%
1200p53
+152%
21−24
−152%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+69.2%
12−14
−69.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
Hitman 3 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+280%
5−6
−280%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+300%
5−6
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+600%
2−3
−600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

This is how GTX 470 and GTX 260M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 148% faster than GTX 260M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 167% faster than GTX 260M SLI

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 152% faster than GTX 260M SLI

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 470 is 1000% faster than the GTX 260M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470 is ahead in 56 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.99 3.23
Recency 12 April 2010 2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 150 Watt

The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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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