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The GeForce GTX 260 is Nvidia's 10th generation graphics card specification and their current high end model, next to the top-of-the-line offering, the GTX 280. Built on a 65nm process, the GTX 260 is the exact same as the 280, only clocked at a lower speed with specific parts of the chip disabled for stability and differentiation. Containing the largest GPU ever constructed to date the GTX 260 has 1.4 billion transistors on a 575mm^2 die. Introduced at $399 dollars, the GTX 260 has seen a great deal of competition from cheaper and arguably superior offerings from AMD/ATI, such as the Radeon 4870 and more recently 4850x2/4870x2. Today the GPU has a MSRP of $329.
MSRP $329.00
Release date June, 2008
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Features
- Core clock speed: 576MHz
- Stream Processors: 216
- Shader clock: 1242MHz
- Memory bus: 448bit
- Memory: 896MB DDR3, 1998 MHz
- Memory bandwidth: 111.9GB/s
- Power consumption (idle/full load): 119W/182W
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
• EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR e-GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card - Lifetime Warranty
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 843368005894
EAN: 843368005894
MPN: 896-P3-1260-AR
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | EVGA - overclocked - 896MB VRAM
• eVGA e-GeForce GTX260 SC 896MB DDR3 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card with Free Special Edition EVGA Precision Overclocking Utility
• GeForce GTX 260 SC 896MB PCIe w/Dual Link DVI
UPC: 843368010188
EAN: 843368010188
MPN: 896-P3-1262-TR
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | BFG Tech - overclocked - 896MB VRAM
• BFG Technologies BFGEGTX260MC896OCBE NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 876758003309
EAN: 876758003309
MPN: BFGEGTX260MC896OCBE
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | BFG Tech - overclocked - 896MB VRAM
• BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 55 896MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 876758004016
EAN: 876758004016
MPN: BFGEGTX260MC896OCDE
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | XFX
• Geforce Gtx 260 Pcie 2.0 896MB DDR3 2PORT Dvi 666MHZ Far Cry 2
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 778656046573
EAN: 778656046573
MPN: GX260NADBF
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | XFX
• Geforce Gtx 260 Pcie 2.0 896MB DDR3 2PORT Dvi 576MHZ Far Cry 2
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 778656046597
EAN: 778656046597
MPN: GX260NADFF
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | MSI
• MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv4 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 816909056822
EAN: 816909056822
MPN: N260GTXT2D896OCV4
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | MSI
• MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 816909046069
EAN: 816909046069
MPN: N260GTXT2D896OC
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 | MSI
• GeForce GTX 260 Video Card
UPC: 816909055726
MPN: N260GTXT2D896OCV3
Competitors
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MSRP $199.00
Released June, 2008
Pros
- 1GB versions are now available
- highly competitive against the various flavours of Nvidia's GTX 260s
- can play all of the latest games on high resolutions and high levels of detail
Cons
- utilizes quite a lot of power and thus produces a fair amount of heat
- stock cooler keeps the card at uncomfortably hot levels without later bios revisions
- requires external power adapter (which means you need a decent and relatively new power supply)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
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ATI Radeon HD 4870
100%
MSRP $69.00
Released September, 2008
Pros
- can play older games at lower resolutions quite easily
- helps offload video decoding from the CPU
- better than onboard video from Intel
Cons
- can be outperformed quite easily by the 4670 - which is only supposed to be $10 more
- very poor availability
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
vs.
ATI Radeon HD 4650
MSRP $199.00
Released June, 2008
Pros
- Fastest card under 200 dollars
- Best bang for buck
- Single slot
Cons
- High idle temperature
- Driver support under linux still has issues
- GDDR3 only (decreases performance in high resolutions)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
vs.
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Reviews
February 17, 2009
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Pros
- Relatively good Price/Performance for the C216 Version.
Cons
- Strong fall in performance in higher resolutions due to GDDR3
- Two version available with significant performance difference but small seperation in price and bad marking of better products.
- Initial Version with only 192 Shader processors and very weak price/performance. (No longer produced but still in stores)
- Weaker performance than 4870 1GB and higher price
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August 19, 2008
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Pros
- Very powerful chip
- Runs cooler than ATI's offering
Cons
- Expensive
- Poor price/performance ratio
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July 15, 2009
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Pros
- Very powerful chip
- Relatively good Price/Performance for the C216 Version.
Cons
- Strong fall in performance in higher resolutions due to GDDR3
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June 5, 2009
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Pros
- Very powerful chip
- Relatively good Price/Performance for the C216 Version.
- Runs cooler than ATI's offering
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February 17, 2009
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Pros
Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- Two version available with significant performance difference but small seperation in price and bad marking of better products.
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