Radeon R5 M330 vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM

Place in the ranking	788	978
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.37	5.89
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GF104	Exo
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 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	320
Compute units	no data	5
Core clock speed	650 MHz	955 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1030 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	690 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	18 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.40	20.60
Floating-point processing power	0.8736 TFLOPS	0.6592 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	56	20

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	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

HD3D	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
ZeroCore	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	Not Listed
Vulkan	N/A	+
Mantle	-	+
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.

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

16−18
+77.8%

−77.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +0%	7 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how GTX 460 OEM and R5 M330 compete in popular games:

GTX 460 OEM is 78% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.87	1.48
Recency	11 October 2010	5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	18 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has a 93.9% higher aggregate performance score.

R5 M330, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M330 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop card while Radeon R5 M330 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.