UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce GTX 260M

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UHD Graphics 16EU Mobile UHD Graphics 24EU UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) UHD Graphics 32EU UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 48EU UHD Graphics 64EU UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 260M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 260M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 65 Watt
0.96

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms GTX 260M by a whopping 631% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 260M GTX 260M
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1120555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.04no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameG92Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 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 cores11264
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate30.80no data
Floating-point processing power0.308 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops462no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth61 GB/sno data
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 data
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
Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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.

GTX 260M 0.96
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.02
+631%

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 4901
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+283%

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
+31.8%
22
−31.8%
1440p1−2
−1000%
11
+1000%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−700%
24
+700%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−800%
18
+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−500%
18
+500%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−650%
15
+650%
Fortnite 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
Valorant 30−35
−135%
70−75
+135%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−333%
13
+333%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−14.3%
8
+14.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−374%
100−110
+374%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−450%
11
+450%
Dota 2 14−16
−279%
53
+279%
Fortnite 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1000%
11
+1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−360%
23
+360%
Valorant 30−35
−135%
70−75
+135%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Dota 2 14−16
−250%
49
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−200%
24−27
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−120%
11
+120%
Valorant 30−35
+40.9%
22
−40.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 5−6
−940%
50−55
+940%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−680%
35−40
+680%
Valorant 0−1 75−80

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 0−1 14
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GTX 260M and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 260M is 32% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 1000% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 260M is 41% faster.
  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 4000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 260M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 40 tests (63%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.96 7.02
Recency 3 March 2009 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 631.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

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