GeForce2 Go 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 ranking744not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Power efficiency1.21no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGT200NV11 B2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)11 November 2000 (23 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 cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz143 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt2 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.860.57
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPSno data
ROPs282
TMUs644

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 x16AGP 4x
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount896 MB64 MB
Memory bus width448 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s5.312 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)7.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.11.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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
+30350%
GeForce2 Go 4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 11 November 2000
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 2 Watt

GTX 260 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 1300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce2 Go, on the other hand, has 9000% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce2 Go. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while GeForce2 Go is a notebook one.


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