Intel UHD Graphics 615 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 615 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel UHD Graphics 615

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 615

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 4 month(s) later
682.9x more texture fill rate: 25.2 GTexel/s vs 36.9 billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
36.4x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 182 Watt
18.3x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 896 MB
3.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 180 vs 53
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 18.422 vs 8.664

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 November 2018 vs 16 June 2008
Texture fill rate	25.2 GTexel/s vs 36.9 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 182 Watt
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 896 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	180 vs 53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.422 vs 8.664

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

4.1x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more pipelines: 192 vs 24
Around 18% better floating-point performance: 476.9 gflops vs 403.2 gflops
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1208 vs 728
6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19512 vs 3227
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 221.42
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.906 vs 12.269
Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 29.525 vs 18.909
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3342 vs 1772
Around 89% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3342 vs 1772

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1242 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	192 vs 24
Floating-point performance	476.9 gflops vs 403.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1208 vs 728
Geekbench - OpenCL	19512 vs 3227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 221.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.906 vs 12.269
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	29.525 vs 18.909
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3342 vs 1772
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3342 vs 1772

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 615
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

728

1208

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

180

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3227

19512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.422

8.664

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

221.42

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

12.269

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

18.909

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1772

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1772

3342

Name	Intel UHD Graphics 615	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	728	1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	180	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	3227	19512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	18.422	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	221.42	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.269	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	18.909	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1256
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1772	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1256
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1720
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1772	3342

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel UHD Graphics 615	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Kaby Lake GT2	GT200
Launch date	7 November 2018	16 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1413	1410
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Price now		$95.38
Value for money (0-100)		13.70
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1242 MHz
Floating-point performance	403.2 gflops	476.9 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	100.8 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	806.4 GFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	403.2 GFLOPS
Pipelines	24	192
Pixel fill rate	3.150 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	25.2 GTexel/s	36.9 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		192
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12	10.0
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	896 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	448 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	Yes
Memory bandwidth		111.9 GB / s
Memory clock speed		999 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI