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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 Radeon HD 7970. 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.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 64% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 893 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon HD 7970 is 264 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 376 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 Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
    Code name GT200 Tahiti XT
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 118.4
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 274 mm
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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