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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 7990

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7990. 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 260 and Radeon HD 7990. 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.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7990
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 375 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 3 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7990 has 106% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 893 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 292 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon HD 7990 is 297 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 5001 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 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7990
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name GT200 Malta
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 24 April 2013
    Pipelines 192 2048
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 950 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 128.0
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 307 mm
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    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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