Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs GeForce GTX 260M SLI

Place in the ranking	741	656
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code name	NB9E-GTX	Vega Raven Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	26 October 2017 (6 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 cores	224	512
Core clock speed	550 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

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

large

no data

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	950 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12_1
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 3.30

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 4.50
+36.4%

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) 10294
+14.9%

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	12−14 −50%	18 +50%
4K	6−7 −50%	9 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−50%

9
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −50%	15 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −200%	18 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −42.9%	10 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −200%	18 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −100%	18 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −241%	58 +241%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −450%	22 +450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −100%	16 +100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −46.2%	19 +46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −62.5%	65 +62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −200%	30 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −42.9%	10 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −44.4%	13 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −206%	52 +206%
Hitman 3	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −23.1%	16 +23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −121%	31 +121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −37.5%	55 +37.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +25%	8 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +20%	5 −20%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −35.3%	23 +35.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +53.3%	15 −53.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −7.7%	14 +7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +75%	8 −75%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −12.5%	45−50 +12.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−25%

10
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−14.3%

8−9
+14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −100%	4 +100%
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 −800%	9 +800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−25%

5−6
+25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

0−1

This is how GTX 260M SLI and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 50% faster in 1080p
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 50% faster in 4K

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

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 260M SLI is 75% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 260M SLI is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 54 tests (81%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.30	4.50
Recency	2 March 2009	26 October 2017
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has a 36.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M SLI in performance tests.

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