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    GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon Sky 500

    In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon Sky 500 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 Sky 500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon Sky 500

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Sky 500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 292 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.
    • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Radeon Sky 500 is 232 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3801 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 Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260 Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN 1.0
    Code name GT200 Pitcairn
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 16 June 2008 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 1242 MHz 950 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec 76.00
    Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 2,432 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 242 mm
    Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 999 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s 154 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
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    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
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
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