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Release Period	-	Mar-2009

GeForce GTX 260M Review

GeForce GTX 260M is a high-end-class level GPU of the 200M Series released by NVIDIA in 2009/2010. The biggest hindrance it has is the fact that it only supports DirectX up to 10 so DirectX 11 games aren't supported.
It's based on the architecture 'G92b', same used on the middle-class GeForce GTS 250 part of the desktop 200 Series. The performance should be much lower than the desktop GTS 250, due to the lower clock frequencies and less amount of Pipelines but higher than the GeForce GTS 260M as it features extra Pipelines and a 256 bits Memory Bus, as well as higher clock frequencies.
Compared to powerful Mobile GPUS (e.g. GTX 485M, Radeon HD 6990M), GeForce GTX 260M is not far behind and it's capable of playing demanding games (like Crysis 2) at high settings. However, very demanding games like Metro 2033 can only be played at low or medium settings, depending on the resolution + DirectX used.
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GeForce GTX 260M Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Pipelines

Direct X

Shader

Open GL

Resolution (WxH)

Max Power

PSU

GPU Details

550 MHz

G92b

1024 MB

950 MHz

256 Bit

GDDR3

60.8GB/sec

55nm

112

DX 10

4.0

2.1

2560x1600

65 Watts

Laptop GPU - No PSU

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Screen Size

GPU Upgrade

Approved

GD Value

GD RATING

GPU Features

Yes the GeForce GTX 260M graphics card is a laptop and notebook GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 260M graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the GeForce GTX 260M graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the GeForce GTX 260M graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 260M graphics card has been approved by GD Admin. Always use GD data as a guideline.

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