CMP 90HX vs GeForce GTX 260

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking747not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Power efficiency1.20no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT200GA102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)28 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1926400
Core clock speed576 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.86342.0
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPS21.89 TFLOPS
ROPs2880
TMUs64200
Tensor Coresno data200
Ray Tracing Coresno data50

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm285 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin2x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount896 MB10 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s760.3 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTVNo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 28 July 2021
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 10 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 320 Watt

GTX 260 has 75.8% lower power consumption.

CMP 90HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 1042.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 and CMP 90HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while CMP 90HX is a workstation one.


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