Radeon R5 M315 vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Aggregate performance score
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by a whopping 255% 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 | 1007 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | no data | Meso LE (DDR3) |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 16 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | no data |
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 | 320 |
| Compute units | no data | 5 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 23.28 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 745.0 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 460 768MB and Radeon R5 M315 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.
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 14.4 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | Not Listed |
| Mantle | no data | + |
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 Radeon R5 M315 by 255% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 127% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 460 768MB outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 249% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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
+308%
| 12−14
−308%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| 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
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+100%
|
5−6
−100%
|
| 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
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| 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
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
This is how GTX 460 768MB and R5 M315 compete in popular games:
- GTX 460 768MB is 308% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 460 768MB is 700% faster than the R5 M315.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 460 768MB surpassed R5 M315 in all 38 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.37 | 1.23 |
The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 768MB is a desktop card while Radeon R5 M315 is a notebook 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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