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    GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 950M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 260 and GeForce GTX 950M. 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.
    GeForce GTX 260 Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 950M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M here:

    GeForce GTX 950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 950M
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3 or GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 142% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 950M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 950M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 950M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 950M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 328 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 950M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 950M is 1 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 14−16 27−30
    medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 950M
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
    Code name GT200 N16P-GT
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 192 640
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 914 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 44.96
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,439 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1000 or 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 32 or 80 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    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 140 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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