NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
VS
AMD Radeon R9 M295X

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260  vs  AMD Radeon R9 M295X.

590
Place in performance rating
248
14.78
Value for money (0-100)
no data
Tesla 2.0
Architecture
GCN 3
GT200
Code name
Amethyst
Desktop
Type
Laptop
16 June 2008 (13 years ago)
Release date
16 October 2014 (7 years ago)
$449
Launch price (MSRP)
no data
$112 (0.2x MSRP)
Price now
no data
1.07
Value for money
no data
GT200
GPU code name
Tonga
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260  vs  AMD Radeon R9 M295X in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

192
Pipelines
2048
576 MHz
Core clock speed
723 MHz
1,400 million
Transistor count
5,000 million
65 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
182 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
36.9 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
92.54
476.9 gflops
Floating-point performance
2,961 gflops
105 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
192
CUDA cores
no data
192
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2048
1,400 million
Number of transistors
5,000 million
182 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 and AMD Radeon R9 M295X come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Length
no data
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
no data
Laptop size
large
+
SLI options
no data
no data
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Height
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs AMD Radeon R9 M295X.

GDDR3
Memory type
Not Listed
896 MB
Maximum RAM amount
no data
448 Bit
Memory bus width
no data
999 MHz
Memory clock speed
no data
111.9 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
160.0 GB/s
no data
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs AMD Radeon R9 M295X.

Dual Link DVIHDTV
Display Connectors
No outputs
+
Multi monitor support
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2048x1536
Maximum VGA resolution
no data
S/PDIF
Audio input for HDMI
no data
+
HDMI
no data

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
no data
+
CUDA
no data
no data
AppAcceleration
-
no data
FreeSync
1
no data
HD3D
+
no data
PowerTune
+
no data
TrueAudio
-
no data
ZeroCore
+
no data
Enduro
-
no data
DualGraphics
1
no data
Switchable graphics
1

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 and AMD Radeon R9 M295X is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.1 (10_0)
DirectX
Not Listed
2.1
OpenGL
4.4
no data
Shader Model
6.3
no data
OpenCL
Not Listed
no data
Mantle
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 and AMD Radeon R9 M295X graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon R9 M295X good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
AMD Radeon R9 M295X
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Less power consumption (182 Watt vs 250 Watt)

Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 M295X

18.16% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (2048 vs 192)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 65 nm)

More memory bandwidth (160.0 GB/s vs 111.9 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 or AMD Radeon R9 M295X?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 M295X .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 versus AMD Radeon R9 M295X performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

4.3 Out of 74 Hitesti Score
5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score