GeForce GTX 260M vs UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Place in the ranking	652	1115
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	1.04
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	3 March 2009 (15 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 cores	32	112
Core clock speed	350 MHz	550 MHz
Boost clock speed	1450 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	30.80
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.308 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	462
ROPs	no data	16
TMUs	no data	56

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	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	2-way
MXM Type	no data	MXM 3.0 Type-B

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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	Up to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	61 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	DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
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.

Power management	no data	8.0
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

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	-	+

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. 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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 4.67
+381%

GTX 260M 0.97

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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 13644
+178%

GTX 260M 4901

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 HD	18 −50%	27 +50%
1440p	25 +400%	5−6 −400%
4K	12 +500%	2−3 −500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +150%	4−5 −150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	22 +175%	8−9 −175%
Forza Horizon 5	12 +500%	2−3 −500%
Metro Exodus	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Valorant	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Dota 2	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Far Cry 5	23 +130%	10−11 −130%
Fortnite	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%
Forza Horizon 4	17 +113%	8−9 −113%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	11 +450%	2−3 −450%
Metro Exodus	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4 −50%	6−7 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Valorant	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
World of Tanks	75−80 +239%	21−24 −239%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Dota 2	33 +450%	6−7 −450%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +233%	12−14 −233%
Valorant	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +580%	5−6 −580%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Valorant	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +13.3%	14−16 −13.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12 −25%	14−16 +25%
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

This is how UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) and GTX 260M compete in popular games:

GTX 260M is 50% faster in 1080p
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 400% faster in 1440p
UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 500% faster in 4K

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 833% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 260M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is ahead in 31 test (86%)
GTX 260M is ahead in 2 tests (6%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.67	0.97
Recency	11 May 2021	3 March 2009
Chip lithography	10 nm	65 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 381.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.