Radeon 780M vs GeForce GTX 260M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260M with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.
780M outperforms 260M by a whopping 1716% 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 | 1172 | 359 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 41 |
| Power efficiency | 1.07 | 84.55 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | G92 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 31 January 2024 (1 year 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 cores | 112 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.80 | 139.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.308 TFLOPS | 8.909 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 462 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 2 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 |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 950 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI | Motherboard Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 29
−20.7%
| 35
+20.7%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−2100%
| 22
+2100%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 13 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1850%
|
39
+1850%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−600%
|
35
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1450%
|
31
+1450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4400%
|
45
+4400%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−9100%
|
90−95
+9100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1050%
|
65−70
+1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 65 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−420%
|
26
+420%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−600%
|
60−65
+600%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−329%
|
130−140
+329%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−792%
|
210−220
+792%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−621%
|
100−110
+621%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−4000%
|
41
+4000%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−9100%
|
90−95
+9100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1050%
|
65−70
+1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 60 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−300%
|
20
+300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2800%
|
29
+2800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−600%
|
60−65
+600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−683%
|
47
+683%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−329%
|
130−140
+329%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1050%
|
23
+1050%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−621%
|
100−110
+621%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−3800%
|
39
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1050%
|
65−70
+1050%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−200%
|
15
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−600%
|
60−65
+600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−383%
|
29
+383%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−329%
|
130−140
+329%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−9100%
|
90−95
+9100%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−800%
|
27
+800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−2360%
|
120−130
+2360%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1510%
|
160−170
+1510%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 16 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 27 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1267%
|
40−45
+1267%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−1400%
|
15
+1400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−900%
|
20
+900%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−3700%
|
35−40
+3700%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−50%
|
21
+50%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−1780%
|
90−95
+1780%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−750%
|
16−18
+750%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 119
+0%
|
119
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
This is how GTX 260M and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 780M is 21% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 780M is 2100% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 780M is 9100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 780M performs better in 40 tests (65%)
- there's a draw in 22 tests (35%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 16.53 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 780M has a 1716.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 780M is a desktop one.
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