GeForce GTX 675MX Mac Edition vs GTX 460 X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 11 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 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 ×2 | 1344 |
| Core clock speed | 701 MHz | 719 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.26 ×2 | 80.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9415 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.933 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 ×2 | 112 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 292 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×2 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s ×2 | 160.0 GB/s |
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 | 3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 March 2011 | 1 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 675MX Mac Edition has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 X2 and GeForce GTX 675MX Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 X2 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce GTX 675MX Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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