NVIDIA GeForce G 102M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce G 102M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce G 102M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

3.1x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 450 MHz
7x more pipelines: 112 vs 16
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB

Core clock speed	1375 MHz vs 450 MHz
Pipelines	112 vs 16
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce G 102M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Name	NVIDIA GeForce G 102M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
PassMark - G3D Mark		379
PassMark - G2D Mark		43
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3085
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3085

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce G 102M	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
Essentials
Architecture	G9x	Tesla
Code name	MCP75	G92
Launch date	3 March 2009	3 March 2009
Place in performance rating	not rated	1452
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1375 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	16	112
Transistor count	282 Million	754 million
CUDA cores		112
Floating-point performance		308 gflops
Gigaflops		462
Texture fill rate		31 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory type	DDR2, DDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		61 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Display Connectors		DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size		large
MXM Type		MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options		2-way
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management		8.0
PureVideo HD