GeForce 405M vs GTX 460 SE

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	697	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.07	no data
Power efficiency	2.47	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GF104	GT218
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 November 2010 (15 years ago)	5 January 2011 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

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	288	16
Core clock speed	650 MHz	606 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	14 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	104 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	31.20	4.848
Floating-point processing power	0.7488 TFLOPS	0.03878 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	73
ROPs	32	4
TMUs	48	8
L1 Cache	384 KB	no data
L2 Cache	512 KB	32 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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	Up to 512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1700 MHz	Up to 800 (DDR3), Up to 800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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.

Number of display connectors	2	no data
Display Connectors	2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI	DisplayPort, HDMI, VGA, Dual Link DVI, Single Link DVI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

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8.0

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.1	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 November 2010	5 January 2011
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	14 Watt