NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 vs AMD Radeon HD 6550A
- Interface MXM-A (3.0)
- Core clock speed 550 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 576 MHz
- Max video memory 896 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1998 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 800 | not rated |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pinewood | GT200 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 February 2011 (11 years old) | 16 September 2008 (14 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
| Current price | no data | $307 (1x MSRP) |
Technical specs
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 | 480 | 216 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 627 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 182 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 41.47 |
| Floating-point performance | 624.0 gflops | 536.5 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on 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).
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1998 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 111.9 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 1.3 |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 7 February 2011 | 16 September 2008 |
| Memory bus width | 128 | 448 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | 216 |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 | 111.9 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 182 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon HD 6550A by NVIDIA
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Competitors of GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 by AMD
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