GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs 920A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 920A with GeForce GTX 460 OEM, including specs and performance data.
460 OEM outperforms 920A by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 953 | 843 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.62 | 1.47 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GK208B | GF104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 336 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.53 | 36.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7327 TFLOPS | 0.8736 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 6-pin |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 108.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 2.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.97 | 2.86 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 11 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 150 Watt |
GeForce 920A has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 355% lower power consumption.
GTX 460 OEM, on the other hand, has a 45% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 920A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 920A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop one.
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