GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 Pro Vega 16. 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 260 has 142% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 1401 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 24−27
ultra / 1080p 1−2 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 14−16 45−50
medium / 1080p 5−6 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 383% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Vega
Code name GT200 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 15 November 2018
Pipelines 192 1024
Core clock speed 1242 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 76.16
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.3
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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
Laptop size large
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