NVS 3100M vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms NVS 3100M by a whopping 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 631 | 1187 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GT2xx (2009−2012) |
| GPU code name | no data | N10M-NS |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | no data | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | $269 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 336 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 4.848 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 46.98 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 460 768MB and NVS 3100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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, DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | no data | N/A |
| CUDA | no data | 1.2 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms NVS 3100M by 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms NVS 3100M by 994% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 49
+880%
| 5−6
−880%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+87.5%
|
8−9
−87.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+72.7%
|
10−12
−72.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how GTX 460 768MB and NVS 3100M compete in popular games:
- GTX 460 768MB is 880% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 460 768MB is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 460 768MB surpassed NVS 3100M in all 32 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.37 | 0.53 |
The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 768MB is a desktop card while NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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