Quadro T2000 Mobile vs GeForce GTX 260M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M with Quadro T2000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 260M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.98

T2000 Mobile outperforms GTX 260M by a whopping 2012% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1107263
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.0423.88
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG92TU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores1121024
Core clock speed550 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors754 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate30.80114.2
Floating-point processing power0.308 TFLOPS3.656 TFLOPS
Gigaflops462no data
ROPs1632
TMUs5664

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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s128.0 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 ConnectorsDisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMINo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 0.98
T2000 Mobile 20.70
+2012%

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 260M 379
T2000 Mobile 7985
+2007%

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 HD29
−1969%
600−650
+1969%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Hitman 3 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−662%
95−100
+662%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−886%
65−70
+886%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−191%
90−95
+191%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2650%
55−60
+2650%
Hitman 3 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−662%
95−100
+662%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−886%
65−70
+886%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−360%
45−50
+360%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−191%
90−95
+191%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Hitman 3 5−6
−720%
40−45
+720%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−662%
95−100
+662%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−886%
65−70
+886%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−360%
45−50
+360%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−191%
90−95
+191%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−5400%
55−60
+5400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3900%
40−45
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2000%
21−24
+2000%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−950%
40−45
+950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 24−27
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−2925%
120−130
+2925%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 16−18

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 10−12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 10−12
Far Cry 5 0−1 10−12

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how GTX 260M and T2000 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T2000 Mobile is 1969% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T2000 Mobile is 5400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T2000 Mobile is ahead in 43 tests (64%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 20.70
Recency 3 March 2009 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 60 Watt

T2000 Mobile has a 2012.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro T2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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

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