GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs GTX 260

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 260
2008
896 MB GDDR3, 182 Watt
3.15

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER outperforms GTX 260 by a whopping 2520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7517
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1648.87
Power efficiency1.1919.85
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200AD103
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER has 30444% 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 cores1928448
Core clock speed576 MHz2340 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2610 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt285 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.86689.0
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPS44.1 TFLOPS
ROPs2896
TMUs64264
Tensor Coresno data264
Ray Tracing Coresno data66

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 mm310 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 16-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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s672.3 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTV1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

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 3.15
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 82.53
+2520%

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 1215
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 31801
+2517%

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 HD8−9
−2763%
229
+2763%
1440p5−6
−2960%
153
+2960%
4K3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%

Cost per frame, $

1080p56.133.49
1440p89.805.22
4K149.678.41

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 442
+0%
442
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 407
+0%
407
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 210
+0%
210
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 144
+0%
144
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 306
+0%
306
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 159
+0%
159
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 162
+0%
162
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

This is how GTX 260 and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2763% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 2960% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 3067% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.15 82.53
Recency 16 June 2008 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 285 Watt

GTX 260 has 56.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, on the other hand, has a 2520% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1728.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.


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