GeForce GTX 280M vs GTX 460 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 OEM with GeForce GTX 280M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 OEM
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
2.79
+104%

460 OEM outperforms 280M by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8291043
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.431.41
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF104G92B
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date11 October 2010 (15 years ago)3 March 2009 (16 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 cores336128
Core clock speed650 MHz585 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate36.4037.44
Floating-point processing power0.8736 TFLOPS0.3745 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data562
ROPs3216
TMUs5664
L1 Cache448 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KB64 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-HE
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
SLI options-+
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHzUp to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s61 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.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
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3−4
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Escape from Tarkov 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 8−9
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8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
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10−11
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
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9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 6−7
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6−7
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Escape from Tarkov 3−4
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3−4
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
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4K
Ultra

Dota 2 1−2
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1−2
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 49 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.79 1.37
Recency 11 October 2010 3 March 2009
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 75 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has a 103.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 280M, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 280M is a notebook one.

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