GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs GTX 260 216 Rev. 2

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot rated92
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data25.49
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BGA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 November 2008 (16 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

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 cores2166144
Core clock speed576 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate41.47296.6
Floating-point processing power0.5365 TFLOPS18.98 TFLOPS
ROPs2896
TMUs72192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount896 MB8 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.38.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 November 2008 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 3080 Mobile has an age advantage of 12 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 587.5% more advanced lithography process, and 48.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2
GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2
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