GeForce GTX 260 216 Rev. 2 vs Quadro P4000 Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 265 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.45 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.65 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 27 November 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $819.61 | $299 |
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 | 1792 | 216 |
| Core clock speed | 1227 MHz | 576 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1228 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 171 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 137.4 | 41.47 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.398 TFLOPS | 0.5365 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 28 |
| TMUs | 112 | 72 |
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 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
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 | 8 GB | 896 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 448 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Display Port | 1.4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Stereo | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 January 2017 | 27 November 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 896 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 171 Watt |
P4000 Mobile has an age advantage of 8 years, a 814.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 243.8% more advanced lithography process, and 71% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro P4000 Mobile and GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro P4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Rev. 2 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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