GeForce GTX 260 vs Tesla M60

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Tesla M60, 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 Tesla M60, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 300 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 M60 has 64% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 888 GB more memory, than Tesla M60.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 685 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M60 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 4013 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Tesla M60
Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name GT200 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 16 June 2008 30 August 2015
Pipelines 192 2048
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 150.8
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
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 432 Mh/s
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