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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 260
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NVIDIA logo GeForce 9800 GT

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 logo NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT logo
General information GeForce GTX 260 GeForce 9800 GT
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 896 MB 12.5 % 1024 MB 0 %
Core Clock 576 MHz 4 % 600 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 2500 MHz 0 % 1800 MHz 28 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 202 W 0 % 125 W 38.1 %
Cooling Fans 1 0 % 1 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 3-way 0 % 2-way 33.3 %
Performance GeForce GTX 260 GeForce 9800 GT
Overall Score 17783 0 % 10949 38.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3162 0 % 1199 62.1 %
2D Benchmark Score 59.1 6.2 % 62.9 0 %
Average DirectX performance 8.3 FPS 0 % 5.2 FPS 37 %
DirectX 9 performance 26.1 FPS 0 % 18.8 FPS 27.9 %
DirectX 10 performance 6.9 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 71.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 0 operations/s NaN % 0 operations/s NaN %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GT.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 260 GeForce 9800 GT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 29.5 FPS 14.6 FPS
High settings 53.1 FPS 26.3 FPS
Medium settings 63.7 FPS 31.6 FPS
Low settings 89.2 FPS 44.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 50.4 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 260, GeForce 9800 GT.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 260 GeForce 9800 GT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 28.1 FPS 16.3 FPS
High settings 50.6 FPS 29.4 FPS
Medium settings 60.7 FPS 35.2 FPS
Low settings 85.0 FPS 49.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 42 %
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