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    GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 590

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 590, 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 GeForce GTX 590, check out specs charts below.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin Two 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 2176 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 27 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is 1 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 708 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 250% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Fermi
    Code name GT200 GF110
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 192 1024
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1215 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 327.7 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.2
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support + +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s 107 Mh/s
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