GeForce GTX 260 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	450	749
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.16
Power efficiency	no data	1.21
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GT200
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 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.

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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	96	192
Core clock speed	no data	576 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	36.86
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	28
TMUs	no data	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).

Interface	no data	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	DDR4	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	896 MB
Memory bus width	no data	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	999 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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 data	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.

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +238%	16−18 −238%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +238%	16−18 −238%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +250%	8−9 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +233%	6−7 −233%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +267%	12−14 −267%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.03	3.15
Recency	15 August 2020	16 June 2008
Chip lithography	10 nm	65 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 218.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook 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.