GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 vs RTX 3060 Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 213 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 82 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.83 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) | 23 July 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
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 | 3840 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1425 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 13,250 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 182 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.0 | 36.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.94 TFLOPS | 0.4769 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 28 |
| TMUs | 120 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 30 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 3.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 224 KB |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-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 | GDDR6 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 111.9 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 outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 1.3 |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 23 July 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 182 Watt |
RTX 3060 Mobile has an age advantage of 12 years, a 585.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 127.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 is a desktop one.
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