Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M SLI with Radeon RX 7800 XT, including specs and performance data.

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

RX 7800 XT outperforms GTX 260M SLI by a whopping 1819% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking74130
Place by popularitynot in top-10040
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data68.02
Power efficiency1.5016.45
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXNavi 32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)25 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores2243840
Core clock speed550 MHz1295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2430 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt263 Watt
Texture fill rateno data583.2
Floating-point processing powerno data37.32 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data240
Ray Tracing Coresno data60

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed950 MHz2438 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data624.1 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
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
RX 7800 XT 63.15
+1819%

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
RX 7800 XT 134322
+1399%

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 HD10−12
−2060%
216
+2060%
1440p6−7
−1933%
122
+1933%
4K3−4
−2233%
70
+2233%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.31
1440pno data4.09
4Kno data7.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−4200%
258
+4200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1680%
178
+1680%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−22100%
222
+22100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−3217%
190−200
+3217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1529%
110−120
+1529%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−3117%
193
+3117%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1783%
110−120
+1783%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1578%
150−160
+1578%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1253%
230−240
+1253%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1450%
120−130
+1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−913%
230−240
+913%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−3775%
150−160
+3775%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1869%
250−260
+1869%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−2510%
261
+2510%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−18000%
181
+18000%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−3217%
190−200
+3217%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1529%
110−120
+1529%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2583%
161
+2583%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1783%
110−120
+1783%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−1578%
150−160
+1578%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1253%
230−240
+1253%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1450%
120−130
+1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−913%
230−240
+913%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−3775%
150−160
+3775%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2962%
398
+2962%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−843%
130−140
+843%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−275%
150−160
+275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−1200%
130
+1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−15700%
158
+15700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1529%
110−120
+1529%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−2367%
148
+2367%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1783%
110−120
+1783%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1206%
222
+1206%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1450%
120−130
+1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1091%
274
+1091%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2515%
340
+2515%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1329%
200
+1329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−263%
145
+263%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1375%
110−120
+1375%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2700%
140−150
+2700%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−1860%
95−100
+1860%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3867%
119
+3867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4750%
97
+4750%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1725%
70−75
+1725%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−2613%
217
+2613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−7250%
147
+7250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−1137%
230−240
+1137%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1400%
100−110
+1400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2950%
60−65
+2950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4350%
89
+4350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−7100%
72
+7100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−16300%
164
+16300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−6600%
67
+6600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 124
+0%
124
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 148
+0%
148
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 243
+0%
243
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+0%
118
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 130
+0%
130
+0%

This is how GTX 260M SLI and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 2060% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 1933% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 2233% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 22100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is ahead in 62 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.29 63.15
Recency 2 March 2009 25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 263 Watt

GTX 260M SLI has 75.3% lower power consumption.

RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 1819.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M SLI is a notebook card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M SLI
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