GeForce GTS 260M vs Radeon R9 380
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 403 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.69 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.79 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Antigua | GT215 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 18 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 15 June 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1792 | 96 |
| Compute units | 28 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 970 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 727 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 38 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 108.6 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.476 TFLOPS | 0.264 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 396 |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 112 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 64 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 | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 221 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length / dual slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2 x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | - | + |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | - | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 970 MHz | Up to 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 182.4 GB/s | 57.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | HDMIVGADual Link DVIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 June 2015 | 15 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 38 Watt |
R9 380 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTS 260M, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 380 and GeForce GTS 260M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 380 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTS 260M is a notebook one.
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