GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile vs GTX 260

Place in the ranking	744	53
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Power efficiency	1.20	30.77
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GT200	GA103S
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2008 (16 years ago)	25 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	7424
Core clock speed	576 MHz	810 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1260 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	36.86	292.3
Floating-point processing power	0.4769 TFLOPS	18.71 TFLOPS
ROPs	28	96
TMUs	64	232
Tensor Cores	no data	232
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	58

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 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	448 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	111.9 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 260 3.16

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 51.09
+1517%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 260 1218

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 19716
+1519%

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	8−9 −1663%	141 +1663%
1440p	5−6 −1680%	89 +1680%
4K	3−4 −1933%	61 +1933%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	56.13	no data
1440p	89.80	no data
4K	149.67	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

136

+0%

136

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	118 +0%	118 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	124 +0%	124 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	162 +0%	162 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +0%	100 +0%
Battlefield 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +0%	102 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	160 +0%	160 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	229 +0%	229 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87 +0%	87 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 +0%	91 +0%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	143 +0%	143 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	194 +0%	194 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	200 +0%	200 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 +0%	118 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +0%	84 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

+0%

100−110

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +0%	70 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 +0%	56 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 +0%	240−250 +0%
Hitman 3	107 +0%	107 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 +0%	154 +0%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	93 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	150 +0%	150 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +0%	86 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85

+0%

80−85

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	216 +0%	216 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	85 +0%	85 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	48 +0%	48 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	28 +0%	28 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	93 +0%	93 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	42 +0%	42 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how GTX 260 and RTX 3080 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 1663% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 1680% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 1933% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.16	51.09
Recency	16 June 2008	25 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	896 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	182 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a 1516.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1728.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 58.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a notebook one.

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