GeForce GTX 260 OEM vs GTX 675MX
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 552 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.91 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 8 December 2009 (14 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 cores | 960 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 518 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 182 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 52.32 | 33.15 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.256 TFLOPS | 0.4147 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 28 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
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 Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1792 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1008 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 112.9 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2012 | 8 December 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1792 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 182 Watt |
GTX 675MX has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 82% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 675MX and GeForce GTX 260 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 675MX is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 260 OEM is a desktop 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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