Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260M SLI with Radeon RX 7900 XT, including specs and performance data.
7900 XT outperforms 260M SLI by a whopping 2176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 816 | 19 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 43.65 |
| Power efficiency | 1.57 | 17.80 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | Navi 31 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (17 years ago) | 3 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 224 | 5376 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 1387 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2394 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 57,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 804.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 51.48 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 192 |
| TMUs | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 2.6 MB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 80 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 276 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 800.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
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 HD | 8−9
−2388%
| 199
+2388%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−2600%
| 135
+2600%
|
| 4K | 3−4
−2733%
| 85
+2733%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.52 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.66 |
| 4K | no data | 10.58 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−3090%
|
300−350
+3090%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−3850%
|
237
+3850%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 4−5
−7575%
|
307
+7575%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−1555%
|
180−190
+1555%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−2780%
|
288
+2780%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−3433%
|
212
+3433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−2078%
|
196
+2078%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
−1676%
|
300−350
+1676%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1773%
|
280−290
+1773%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−2950%
|
244
+2950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−770%
|
400−450
+770%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−1555%
|
180−190
+1555%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−2580%
|
268
+2580%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
−381%
|
270−280
+381%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−3067%
|
190
+3067%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−33
−563%
|
199
+563%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1978%
|
187
+1978%
|
| Fortnite | 16−18
−1676%
|
300−350
+1676%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1773%
|
280−290
+1773%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−2688%
|
223
+2688%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8−9
−2063%
|
173
+2063%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−2820%
|
146
+2820%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−4730%
|
483
+4730%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−770%
|
400−450
+770%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−1555%
|
180−190
+1555%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−2883%
|
179
+2883%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−33
−513%
|
184
+513%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−1822%
|
173
+1822%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−1773%
|
280−290
+1773%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1143%
|
170−180
+1143%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−2450%
|
255
+2450%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−770%
|
400−450
+770%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 16−18
−1676%
|
300−350
+1676%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2843%
|
206
+2843%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−2143%
|
500−550
+2143%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 159 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−13400%
|
135
+13400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−548%
|
170−180
+548%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−1572%
|
450−500
+1572%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−6000%
|
122
+6000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−3360%
|
173
+3360%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−3414%
|
240−250
+3414%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−3480%
|
179
+3480%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
−2417%
|
150−160
+2417%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1067%
|
175
+1067%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−2093%
|
300−350
+2093%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 60 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−1600%
|
153
+1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−6500%
|
132
+6500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−6600%
|
200−210
+6600%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−2300%
|
95−100
+2300%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 180−190
+0%
|
180−190
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 87
+0%
|
87
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
This is how GTX 260M SLI and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 7900 XT is 2388% faster in 1080p
- RX 7900 XT is 2600% faster in 1440p
- RX 7900 XT is 2733% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 13400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 7900 XT performs better in 52 tests (90%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.09 | 70.34 |
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 3 November 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
GTX 260M SLI has 100% lower power consumption.
RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 2176% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 7900 XT is a desktop one.
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