GeForce GTX 260 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Place in performance ranking	397	714
Place by popularity	16	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.36
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GT200
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (3 years ago)	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$449
Current price	no data	$49 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	192
CUDA cores	no data	192
Core clock speed	no data	576 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	no data	476.9 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 260 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
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	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	DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	896 MB
Memory bus width	no data	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	111.9 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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	no data	+
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.

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	no data	N/A
CUDA	no data	+

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
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +224%	30−35 −224%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +227%	50−55 −227%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +233%	45−50 −233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +233%	30−35 −233%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +224%	30−35 −224%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +227%	50−55 −227%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +233%	45−50 −233%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +224%	30−35 −224%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110−120 +233%	30−35 −233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +224%	30−35 −224%
Far Cry 5	80−85 +220%	24−27 −220%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +233%	30−33 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +227%	50−55 −227%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +208%	12−14 −208%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +218%	21−24 −218%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +213%	16−18 −213%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +233%	18−20 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +233%	14−16 −233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +233%	21−24 −233%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +224%	16−18 −224%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +233%	18−20 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +225%	20−22 −225%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +221%	14−16 −221%