NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 and NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 2.9x more core clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 425 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
- 39x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1208 vs 31
- 3.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 53 vs 15
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 16 June 2008 vs 11 October 2004 |
| Core clock speed | 1242 MHz vs 425 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 90 nm |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1208 vs 31 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 53 vs 15 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1208 | 31 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 53 | 15 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 19512 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.664 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 477.327 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 24.906 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 29.525 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3342 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3342 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Curie |
| Code name | GT200 | C61 |
| Launch date | 16 June 2008 | 11 October 2004 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1396 | 1702 |
| Price now | $95.38 | |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 13.70 | |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1242 MHz | 425 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 192 | |
| Floating-point performance | 476.9 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
| Pipelines | 192 | |
| Texture fill rate | 36.9 billion / sec | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 182 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 1,400 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV | No outputs |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) | |
| SLI options | 2-way3-way | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0c |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | |
Technologies |
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