NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT200 | GF106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G200-100-A2 | N11E-GS-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,170 million |
| Die size | 576 mm² | 238 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 16th, 2008 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 449 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 137 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 576 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1242 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory clock | 999 MHz 1998 Mbps effective | 625 MHz 2.5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 896 MB | 1536 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 448 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 60.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 28 | 24 |
| SM count | 24 | 4 |
| Cache L2 | 224 KB | 384 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 16.13 GPixel/s | 5.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 36.86 GTexel/s | 21.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 476.9 GFLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 59.62 GFLOPS (1:8) | 43.20 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 182 W | 50 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P651 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Sep 3rd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 400M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 300M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 500M |
