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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 7950

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7950 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 7950 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7950
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7950 has 9% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 893 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7950.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon HD 7950 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 251 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 14−16 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7950
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name GT200 Tahiti
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 31 January 2012
    Pipelines 192 1792
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1250 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 89.60
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2,867 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 267 mm
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 240 GB/s
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.56 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    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 381 Mh/s
    Eyefinity +
    PowerTune +
    ZeroCore +
    Design reference
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    CrossFire +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.78 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 13.86 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 250 Sol/s
    Compute units 28
    AppAcceleration +
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