GeForce GTX 460 X2 vs G103M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GF104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 March 2011 (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 | 8 | 336 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 640 MHz | 701 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.120 | 39.26 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0256 TFLOPS | 0.9415 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 56 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 16 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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 292 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 11 March 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 160 Watt |
GeForce G103M has 1043% lower power consumption.
GTX 460 X2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce G103M and GeForce GTX 460 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce G103M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 X2 is a desktop one.
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