GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 4870 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 260 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 4870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 286 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 has 57% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 895 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - with TeraScale.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 542 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4870 X2.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4870 X2 is 2601 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 3−4
ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 5−6 6−7
GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 4870 X2 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 4870 X2
Architecture Tesla 2.0 TeraScale
Code name GT200 R700
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 12 August 2008
Pipelines 192 800
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 700 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 28.00
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2x 1,120.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.0 4.1
OpenGL 2.1 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
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
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