GeForce GTX 260M vs Radeon R7 M465

Place in the ranking	786	1113
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.05
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Topaz	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	3 March 2009 (15 years ago)

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	384	112
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1125 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,550 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.00	30.80
Floating-point processing power	0.864 TFLOPS	0.308 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	462
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	56

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	medium sized	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	2-way
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	Up to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	61 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 outputs	DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
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.

Power management

no data

8.0

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.3	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

R7 M465 2.95
+198%

GTX 260M 0.99

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R7 M465 1134
+199%

GTX 260M 379

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

80−85
+196%

−196%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Valorant	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Dota 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Fortnite	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Valorant	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
World of Tanks	50−55 +130%	21−24 −130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Dota 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +88.9%	9−10 −88.9%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Valorant	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Valorant	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

This is how R7 M465 and GTX 260M compete in popular games:

R7 M465 is 196% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M465 is 433% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 M465 is ahead in 31 test (89%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.95	0.99
Recency	15 May 2016	3 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm

R7 M465 has a 198% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M465 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

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