GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GTX 260M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 260M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.90

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTX 260M by a whopping 1797% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1130314
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Power efficiency1.0428.20
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (16 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1122048
Core clock speed550 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1477 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate30.8094.53
Floating-point processing power0.308 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
Gigaflops462no data
ROPs1632
TMUs5664
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsDisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

GTX 260M 0.90
RTX 2050 Mobile 17.07
+1797%

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.

GTX 260M 4901
RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+855%

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 HD29
−44.8%
42
+44.8%
1440p1−2
−3100%
32
+3100%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−750%
30−35
+750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2000%
42
+2000%
Fortnite 1−2
−9400%
95−100
+9400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1100%
70−75
+1100%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−775%
35
+775%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−633%
65−70
+633%
Valorant 30−35
−335%
130−140
+335%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−813%
210−220
+813%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%
Dota 2 14−16
−743%
118
+743%
Fortnite 1−2
−9400%
95−100
+9400%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1100%
70−75
+1100%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−550%
26
+550%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−3600%
35−40
+3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−633%
65−70
+633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−867%
58
+867%
Valorant 30−35
−335%
130−140
+335%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1150%
25
+1150%
Dota 2 14−16
−686%
110
+686%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1100%
70−75
+1100%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−375%
19
+375%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−633%
65−70
+633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
Valorant 30−35
−335%
130−140
+335%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−9400%
95−100
+9400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−2460%
120−130
+2460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1560%
160−170
+1560%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−825%
37
+825%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−2100%
40−45
+2100%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Valorant 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 7−8
Far Cry 5 3−4
−500%
18
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 62
+0%
62
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+0%
68
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how GTX 260M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 45% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 3100% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 2700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 9400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 39 tests (60%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (40%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.90 17.07
Recency 3 March 2009 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 1796.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

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