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    GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Radeon Sky 500

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Radeon Sky 500. 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 260M SLI and Radeon Sky 500. 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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    Radeon Sky 500

    GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI here:

    GeForce GTX 260M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon Sky 500
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 150 Watt.
    • Radeon Sky 500 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon Sky 500 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 260M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Sky 500 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 3850 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 260M SLI Radeon Sky 500
    Architecture G9x GCN 1.0
    Code name NB9E-GTX Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 2 March 2009 27 March 2013
    Pipelines 224 1280
    Core clock speed 550 MHz 950 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 76.00
    Floating-point performance 2,432 gflops
    Length 242 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 154 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large
    Form factor full height / full length
    DisplayPort count 1
    Dual-link DVI support +
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