GeForce GTX 260 vs Tesla M10

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 and Tesla M10. 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 Tesla M10. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 23% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 888 GB more memory, than Tesla M10.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 209 MHz higher, than Tesla M10.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Tesla M10 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M10 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 4201 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Tesla M10
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GT200 GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 18 May 2016
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 52.24
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
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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