GeForce GTX 260 vs GTX 770M SLI

Place in the ranking	360	744
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.14
Power efficiency	6.65	1.20
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	no data	GT200
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1920	192
Core clock speed	811 MHz	576 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 2540 Million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	36.86
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	28
TMUs	no data	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
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	2x 3 GB	896 MB
Memory bus width	2x 192 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	111.9 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 data	Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

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	11	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24

+450%

4−5
−450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +422%	18−20 −422%
Hitman 3	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +363%	16−18 −363%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +390%	10−11 −390%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +375%	16−18 −375%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +422%	18−20 −422%
Hitman 3	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +363%	16−18 −363%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +390%	10−11 −390%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +400%	8−9 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +375%	16−18 −375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +371%	7−8 −371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +386%	7−8 −386%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +422%	18−20 −422%
Hitman 3	27−30 +440%	5−6 −440%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +363%	16−18 −363%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +375%	16−18 −375%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+400%

8−9
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +367%	6−7 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +363%	16−18 −363%
Hitman 3	16−18 +467%	3−4 −467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +400%	5−6 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +394%	18−20 −394%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+380%

5−6
−380%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Hitman 3	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +407%	14−16 −407%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +375%	4−5 −375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+550%

2−3
−550%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.40	3.16
Recency	30 May 2013	16 June 2008
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	182 Watt

GTX 770M SLI has a 355.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 21.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 770M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 770M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.