GeForce GTX 260 vs GeForce 8800 GTX

GeForce GTX 260
GeForce 8800 GTX
192 Shaders
896MB GDDR3
576MHz
128 Shaders
768MB GDDR3
575MHz
FP32
0.48 TFLOPS
FP32
0.35 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
182W
TDP
145W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Tesla 2
Architecture
Tesla
Family
GeForce 200
Family
GeForce 8000
Codename
NVA0
GT200
Variant
GT200-100-A2
Codename
NV50
G80
Variant
G80-300-A2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/16/2008
Release Date
11/8/2006
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
65nm
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Fabrication Node
90nm
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Die Size
576 mm²
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Die Size
484 mm²
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Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
681 Million
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Transistor Density
2.43M/mm²
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Transistor Density
1.41M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
192 Shaders
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Shading Units
128 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
32 TMUs
Render Output Units
28 ROPs
Render Output Units
24 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
24 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
16 SMs
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1242MHz Shader
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576MHz
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1350MHz Shader
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575MHz
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FP32
0.48 TFLOPS
FP32
0.35 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.06 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.04 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
16.128 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
13.8 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
36.864 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
18.4 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
256KB Shared
L2
96KB Shared
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896MB
GDDR3
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768MB
GDDR3
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Bus Width
448Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
999MHz
Transfer Rate
2GT/s
Bandwidth
111.9GB/s
Clock
900MHz
Transfer Rate
1.8GT/s
Bandwidth
86.4GB/s
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TDP
182W
TDP
145W
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1x S-Video
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2x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x S-Video
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.3
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.0
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PureVideo HD
VP1
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
1.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
3-way SLI
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
270 mm (10.63 in)
Depth
37 mm (1.46 in)
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