GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon HD 5830

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 5830. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon HD 5830. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 16% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 250 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 3050 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 18−20
medium / 1080p 10−12 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon HD 5830
Architecture G9x TeraScale 2
Code name NB9E-GTX Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 25 February 2010
Pipelines 224 1120
Core clock speed 550 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1508 Million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.80
Floating-point performance 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 950 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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