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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon RX 550 mobile, 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 RX 550 mobile, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon RX 550 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile here:

    Radeon RX 550 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 50 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 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 264% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 550 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 550 mobile.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 45 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 5001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 35−40
    medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Polaris
    Code name GT200 Polaris 12
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 192 640
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1287 MHz
    Boost Clock 1476 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 51.48
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 1,647 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.4
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    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 large
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