Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | TU102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 23 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 September 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | 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 cores | 192 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1455 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 18,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.86 | 419.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4769 TFLOPS | 13.41 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 28 | 96 |
| TMUs | 64 | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 576 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 72 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 4.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 224 KB | 6 MB |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 July 2008 | 4 September 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 200 Watt |
GTX 260 Rev. 2 has 9.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 6000 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 2642.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 and Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro RTX 6000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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