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    GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce GTX 860M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 860M, 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 860M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 260 Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 860M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    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 GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 860M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 445 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 860M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Maxwell
    Code name GT200 N15P-GX
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 192 640
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 43.40
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    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 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
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