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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile vs GeForce GTX 260

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 260. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile and GeForce GTX 260. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile here:

    GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 3 MB 896 MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 893 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 124 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile is 753 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 18−20 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    4K / 2160p 4−5 −
    low / 720p 35−40 14−16
    medium / 1080p 21−24 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 3GB mobile GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture Pascal Tesla 2.0
    Code name GT200
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date April 2018 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 768 192
    Core clock speed 1366 MHz 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1442 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 96 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1752 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 84 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0
    OpenGL 2.1
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan + N/A
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 192
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
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