GeForce 8800 GTX vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between GeForce 8800 GTX and Radeon R7 260 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 8800 GTX will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 34% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 100 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 725 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Radeon R7 260
Architecture Tesla GCN 2.0
Code name G80 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 8 November 2006 17 December 2013
Pipelines 128 768
Core clock speed 576 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 270 mm 170 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 575
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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