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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q vs GeForce GTX 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q and GeForce GTX 260, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q stacks up against GeForce GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q 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 1070 Max Q here:

    GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 182 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 896 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 58% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 260 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 888 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 141 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q.
    • GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 7001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture Pascal Tesla 2.0
    Code name N17E-G2 Max-Q GT200
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 30 May 2017 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 2048 192
    Core clock speed 1101 - 1215 MHz 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1265 - 1379 MHz
    Transistor count 7,200 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 176.5 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 5,648 gflops 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 256.3 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.0
    OpenGL 4.6 2.1
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA 6.1 +
    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
    Laptop size large
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