NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2

  • Around 10% higher texture fill rate: 36.9 GTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
  • Around 71% higher pipelines: 192 vs 112
  • Around 42% better floating-point performance: 476.9 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 75% higher maximum memory size: 896 MB vs 512 MB
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 1998 MHz vs 900 MHz
Texture fill rate 36.9 GTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
Pipelines 192 vs 112
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops vs 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size 896 MB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed 1998 MHz vs 900 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

  • 2.6x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 576 MHz
  • Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 182 Watt
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 576 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 182 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 461
PassMark - G2D Mark 62
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3304
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3304

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT200B G92
Launch date 23 July 2008 21 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $160
Place in performance rating not rated 1077
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $103.99
Value for money (0-100) 8.86

Technical info

Core clock speed 576 MHz 1500 MHz
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 192 112
Texture fill rate 36.9 GTexel / s 33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 182 Watt 105 Watt
Transistor count 1,400 million 754 million
CUDA cores 112
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 267 mm 9" (22.9 cm)
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB / s 57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 448 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1998 MHz 900 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
SLI