Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.
Pro A30M outperforms 460 OEM by a whopping 398% 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 | 829 | 402 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.44 | 21.52 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Generation 12.7 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | DG2-128 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 8 August 2022 (3 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 336 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 7,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 36.40 | 128.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8736 TFLOPS | 4.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 108.8 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 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 | 2.80 | 13.95 |
| Recency | 11 October 2010 | 8 August 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 50 Watt |
Arc Pro A30M has a 398.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.
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