GeForce GTX 260 vs Quadro P2000 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P2000 Mobile with GeForce GTX 260, including specs and performance data.
P2000 Mobile outperforms GTX 260 by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 333 | 747 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.14 |
| Power efficiency | 14.86 | 1.20 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | GT200 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 February 2019 (5 years ago) | 16 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $449 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 1152 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 1291 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1291 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 182 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 92.95 | 36.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.974 TFLOPS | 0.4769 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 28 |
| TMUs | 72 | 64 |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | 3.75 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96.13 GB/s | 111.9 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 Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVIHDTV |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.03 | 3.15 |
| Recency | 15 February 2019 | 16 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3.75 GB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 182 Watt |
P2000 Mobile has a 408.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 328.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 142.7% lower power consumption.
The Quadro P2000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P2000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop 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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