NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M and NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2.6x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 530 MHz
2.4x more texture fill rate: 31 billion / sec vs 12.72 GTexel / s
2.3x more pipelines: 112 vs 48
2.4x better floating-point performance: 308 gflops vs 127.2 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 379 vs 278
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 43 vs 38

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 March 2009 vs 29 July 2008
Core clock speed	1375 MHz vs 530 MHz
Texture fill rate	31 billion / sec vs 12.72 GTexel / s
Pipelines	112 vs 48
Floating-point performance	308 gflops vs 127.2 gflops
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	379 vs 278
PassMark - G2D Mark	43 vs 38

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3297 vs 3085
Around 7% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3297 vs 3085

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3297 vs 3085
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3297 vs 3085

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

379

278

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3085

3297

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3085

3297

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M	NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
PassMark - G3D Mark	379	278
PassMark - G2D Mark	43	38
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3085	3297
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3085	3297

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M	NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G94
Launch date	3 March 2009	29 July 2008
Place in performance rating	1453	1455
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	1375 MHz	530 MHz
CUDA cores	112	48
Floating-point performance	308 gflops	127.2 gflops
Gigaflops	462	180
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	112	48
Texture fill rate	31 billion / sec	12.72 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	60 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	505 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI	No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large	large
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options	2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	61 GB / s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0	0
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management	8.0
PureVideo HD