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    GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 260 stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 6 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 890 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 318 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 1501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
    Code name GT200 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 83.04
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.4
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192 1280
    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 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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