GeForce GTX 260 vs GTX 1080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	137	744
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.16	0.14
Power efficiency	16.42	1.20
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GP104	GT200
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499.99	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 29300% better value for money than GTX 260.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2560	192
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	576 MHz
Boost clock speed	1771 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	105 °C
Texture fill rate	283.4	36.86
Floating-point processing power	9.068 TFLOPS	0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	28
TMUs	160	64

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin
SLI options	+	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	896 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	10 GB/s	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	111.9 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI	Dual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	112 +1144%	9−10 −1144%
1440p	68 +1033%	6−7 −1033%
4K	54 +1250%	4−5 −1250%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.46	49.89
1440p	7.35	74.83
4K	9.26	112.25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65
+1120%

5−6

−1120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	59 +1080%	5−6 −1080%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +1200%	6−7 −1200%
Battlefield 5	115 +1050%	10−11 −1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	93 +1063%	8−9 −1063%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1120%	5−6 −1120%
Far Cry 5	97 +1113%	8−9 −1113%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 +1190%	10−11 −1190%
Forza Horizon 4	214 +1089%	18−20 −1089%
Hitman 3	91 +1038%	8−9 −1038%
Horizon Zero Dawn	188 +1075%	16−18 −1075%
Metro Exodus	140 +1067%	12−14 −1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	92 +1050%	8−9 −1050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	129 +1190%	10−11 −1190%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150 +1150%	12−14 −1150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	106 +1078%	9−10 −1078%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	68 +1033%	6−7 −1033%
Battlefield 5	107 +1089%	9−10 −1089%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	86 +1129%	7−8 −1129%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1120%	5−6 −1120%
Far Cry 5	102 +1033%	9−10 −1033%
Far Cry New Dawn	100 +1150%	8−9 −1150%
Forza Horizon 4	195 +1119%	16−18 −1119%
Hitman 3	87 +1143%	7−8 −1143%
Horizon Zero Dawn	186 +1063%	16−18 −1063%
Metro Exodus	126 +1160%	10−11 −1160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	82 +1071%	7−8 −1071%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +1180%	10−11 −1180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	145 +1108%	12−14 −1108%
Watch Dogs: Legion	149 +1142%	12−14 −1142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +1080%	5−6 −1080%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	66 +1220%	5−6 −1220%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +1120%	5−6 −1120%
Far Cry 5	77 +1183%	6−7 −1183%
Forza Horizon 4	102 +1033%	9−10 −1033%
Hitman 3	76 +1167%	6−7 −1167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	123 +1130%	10−11 −1130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +1180%	10−11 −1180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	74 +1133%	6−7 −1133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 +1175%	4−5 −1175%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

83
+1086%

7−8

−1086%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +1043%	7−8 −1043%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +1050%	6−7 −1050%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	42 +1300%	3−4 −1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	46 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	49 +1125%	4−5 −1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Far Cry 5	47 +1075%	4−5 −1075%
Forza Horizon 4	193 +1106%	16−18 −1106%
Hitman 3	54 +1250%	4−5 −1250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 +1171%	7−8 −1171%
Metro Exodus	74 +1133%	6−7 −1133%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +1114%	7−8 −1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +1150%	4−5 −1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	144 +1100%	12−14 −1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

72
+1100%

6−7

−1100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +1233%	3−4 −1233%
Far Cry New Dawn	39 +1200%	3−4 −1200%
Hitman 3	34 +1033%	3−4 −1033%
Horizon Zero Dawn	89 +1171%	7−8 −1171%
Metro Exodus	45 +1400%	3−4 −1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +1175%	4−5 −1175%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +1450%	2−3 −1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	26 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Forza Horizon 4	61 +1120%	5−6 −1120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +1100%	4−5 −1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21 +2000%	1−2 −2000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

39
+1200%

3−4

−1200%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and GTX 260 compete in popular games:

GTX 1080 Mobile is 1144% faster in 1080p
GTX 1080 Mobile is 1033% faster in 1440p
GTX 1080 Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.57	3.16
Recency	15 August 2016	16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	896 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	182 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 1025.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 21.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.