GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 8770M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 8770M, 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 Radeon HD 8770M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M 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 Radeon HD 8770M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8770M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 467 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8770M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 3501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 5−6 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8770M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200 Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 16 June 2008 16 November 2012
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 19.80
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 633.6 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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