GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
56%
56%
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
178%
178%
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is approximately 122% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GT200 | R700 x2 |
| CoresDifferent | 192 | 800 x2 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 40 x2 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 16 x2 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 1024 MB x2 |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 448 bit | 256 bit x2 |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GT200 | R700 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | G200-100-A2 | R700 XT(215-0669045) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Tesla 2.0 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,400 million | 956 million |
| DensityDifferent | 2.4M / mm² | 3.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 576 mm² | 256 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2236 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Jun 16th, 2008 | Aug 12th, 2008 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 200 | Radeon R700(HD 4800) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 9 | Radeon R600 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | Evergreen |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 449 USD | 550 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 137 in our database | 79 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 576 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1242 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 999 MHz1998 Mbps effective | 900 MHz3.6 Gbps effective |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 896 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 448 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 111.9 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 192 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 28 | 16 |
| SM CountDifferent | 24 | N/A |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 224 KB | 256 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 10 |
| L1 CacheDifferent | N/A | 16 KB (per CU) |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 16.13 GPixel/s | 12.00 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 36.86 GTexel/s | 30.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 476.9 GFLOPS | 1,200.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 59.62 GFLOPS (1:8) | 240.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| Length | 267 mm10.5 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 182 W | 286 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P651 SKU 4, P897 SKU 53, P897 SKU 54 | 109-B50937-00 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | N/A | 38 mm1.5 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 11.1 (10_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 1.3 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.0 | 4.1 |
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