GeForce GTX 260 vs Quadro P1000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Quadro P1000 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 GTX 260 will be the best choice, for others Quadro P1000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Quadro P1000
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 47 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 260 has 287% more power consumption, than Quadro P1000.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P1000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than Quadro P1000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Quadro P1000 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 251 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Quadro P1000 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Quadro P1000 is 135 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P1000 is 5009 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 5−6 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Quadro P1000
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Pascal
Code name GT200 GP107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 1 February 2017
Pipelines 192 512
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1493 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 59.20
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,894 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 145 mm
Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 80.19 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2
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
Optimus +
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