GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 6790

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 6790 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 Radeon HD 6790 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 150 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 260 has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • 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 6790.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 402 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 6790 is 188 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 51 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 5−6 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 6790
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 2
Code name GT200 Barts
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 4 April 2011
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 840 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 33.60
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,344.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 198 mm
Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 134.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.0
OpenGL 2.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
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 122 Mh/s
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