NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT200 | GK106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G200-100-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 2,540 million |
| Die size | 576 mm² | 221 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 16th, 2008 | Nov 27th, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 200 | GeForce 600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 449 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 137 in our database | 17 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 9 | GeForce 500 |
| Successor | GeForce 400 | GeForce 700 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 576 MHz | 1058 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1242 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 999 MHz 1998 Mbps effective | 1250 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 896 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 448 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 80.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 192 | 384 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 28 | 16 |
| SM count | 24 | — |
| Cache L2 | 224 KB | 256 KB |
| SMX count | — | 2 |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per SMX) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 16.13 GPixel/s | 8.464 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 36.86 GTexel/s | 33.86 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 476.9 GFLOPS | 812.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 59.62 GFLOPS (1:8) | 33.86 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 147 mm 5.8 inches |
| TDP | 182 W | 65 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P651 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
