GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 8870M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 8870M, 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 8870M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP)
182 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5, DDR3
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 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8870M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 517 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 3501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
3−4
7−8
ultra / 1080p
1−2
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
5−6
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
95−100
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
55−60
QHD / 1440p
24−27
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
70−75
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 19% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
21−24
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Dota 2 is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
4−5
low / 720p
14−16
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Far Cry 5 is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−12
QHD / 1440p
4−5
−
low / 720p
55−60
65−70
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Fortnite is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Forza Horizon 4 is 54% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
45−50
55−60
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
9−10
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 30% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
2−3
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Metro Exodus is 125% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
85−90
95−100
high / 1080p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
7−8
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
18−20
27−30
medium / 768p
12−14
18−20
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 75% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in World of Tanks is 23% more, than GeForce GTX 260.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260
Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
GCN
Code name
GT200
Venus
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
16 June 2008
18 December 2012
Pipelines
192
640
Core clock speed
1242 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
775 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
36.9 billion/sec
31.00
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
992.0 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
107 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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