GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon R7 M380

Place in performance ranking	638	711
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.92
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	Tropo	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	224
Compute units	10	no data
Core clock speed	915 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,500 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.60	no data
Floating-point performance	1,171 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M380 and GeForce GTX 260M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
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	no data
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	Not Listed	no data
Mantle	+	no data
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
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+16.7%

6−7

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Battlefield 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12
+37.5%

8−9

−37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Hitman 3	3−4	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%