GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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9800M GTX 9800M GTX SLI GTX 260 GTX 260 Core 216 GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 GTX 260 OEM GTX 260 Rev. 2 GTX 260M GTX 260M SLI

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GeForce GTX 260M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.26
+96.9%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms GTX 260M SLI by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
GTX 260M SLI GTX 260M SLI

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking547711
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.93
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameVega RenoirNB9E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current priceno 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 cores384224
Core clock speed400 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt150 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 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 sizeno datalarge

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data950 MHz
Shared memory+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_110
CUDAno data+

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 HD20
+100%
10−12
−100%
1440p28
+100%
14−16
−100%
4K17
+113%
8−9
−113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 no data
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 no data
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 no data
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 no data

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and GTX 260M SLI compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 100% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 113% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.26 3.18
Recency 7 January 2020 2 March 2009
Chip lithography 7 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 150 Watt

The Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

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

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Community ratings

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