GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 4890
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 4890, 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 Radeon HD 4890, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 4890 has 4% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4890.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 392 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4890 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2901 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Battlefield 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−33
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 21% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Forza Horizon 4 is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
18−20
24−27
medium / 768p
12−14
16−18
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
6−7
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 62% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon HD 4890
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale
Code name
GT200
RV790
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
2 April 2009
Pipelines
192
800
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
959 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
34.00
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
1,360.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
241 mm
Memory bus width
448 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
999 MHz
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
111.9 GB/s
124.8 GB/s
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.0
4.1
OpenGL
2.1
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
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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