FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 260M SLI, 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 FirePro V5900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 260M SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 260M SLI have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 260M SLI - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 260M SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 1050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 8−9
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 20−22
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Architecture TeraScale 3 G9x
Code name Cayman NB9E-GTX
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 2 March 2009
Pipelines 512 224
Core clock speed 600 MHz 550 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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