GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs 860M

Place in performance ranking	491	709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.09	0.94
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	N15P-GX	NB9E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2014 (10 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$875	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 860M has 16% better value for money than GTX 260M SLI.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	224
CUDA cores	1152 or 640	no data
Core clock speed	797 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	915 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	no data
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce GTX 260M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 2500 MHz	950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	no data
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP content protection	+	no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 860M 7.86
+147%

GTX 260M SLI 3.18

860M outperforms 260M SLI by 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 860M 19216
+114%

GTX 260M SLI 8959

860M outperforms 260M SLI by 114% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p	91 +160%	35−40 −160%
Full HD	37 +164%	14−16 −164%
4K	14 +180%	5−6 −180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Battlefield 5	21−24	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Hitman 3	14−16	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Metro Exodus	21−24	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	no data
Far Cry 5	18−20	no data
Forza Horizon 4	35−40	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	no data
Far Cry 5	12−14	no data
Forza Horizon 4	14−16	no data
Hitman 3	10−12	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18	no data
Metro Exodus	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

no data

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6	no data
Hitman 3	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5	no data
Forza Horizon 4	9−10	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9	no data
Metro Exodus	8−9	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

no data

This is how GTX 860M and GTX 260M SLI compete in popular games:

GTX 860M is 160% faster in 900p
GTX 860M is 164% faster in 1080p
GTX 860M is 180% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.86	3.18
Recency	12 March 2014	2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	150 Watt