ATI Mobility Radeon HD 530v vs GeForce GTX 460
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 653 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.97 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.61 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF104 | M92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 July 2010 (15 years ago) | 5 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.80 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9072 TFLOPS | 0.072 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 16 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 64 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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 8 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 Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2010 | 5 May 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 10 Watt |
GTX 460 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
ATI Mobility HD 530v, on the other hand, has 1500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 and Mobility Radeon HD 530v. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 530v is a notebook one.
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