GeForce GT 650M SLI vs GTX 260M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M SLI and GeForce GT 650M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 260M SLI
2009
2 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.29

GT 650M SLI outperforms GTX 260M SLI by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking734620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.53no data
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXN13E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores224768
Core clock speed550 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speedno data835 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data

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 sizelargemedium sized

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz4000 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1011
CUDA++

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 260M SLI 3.29
GT 650M SLI 5.08
+54.4%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 260M SLI 8959
GT 650M SLI 12812
+43%

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:

900p50−55
−58%
79
+58%
Full HD30−35
−56.7%
47
+56.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.5%
45−50
+17.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−117%
12−14
+117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.5%
45−50
+17.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−88.2%
30−35
+88.2%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−43.5%
30−35
+43.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−17.5%
45−50
+17.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−68.4%
30−35
+68.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

This is how GTX 260M SLI and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is 58% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 57% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is ahead in 60 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.29 5.08
Recency 2 March 2009 22 March 2012
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

GT 650M SLI has a 54.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GT 650M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.


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