GT 650M vs GTX 460M

Price now 88$

Games supported 60%

Price now 679$

Games supported 58%

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking	655	662
Value for money	0.34	0.17
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N11E-GS	N13E-GE
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (12 years old)	22 March 2012 (11 years old)
Current price	$88	$679

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	384
CUDA cores	no data	384
Core clock speed	675 MHz	Up to 900 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.1 billion/sec	Up to 27.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	518.4 gflops	652.8 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GT 650M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3\GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	1800 - 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	60.0 GB/s	Up to 80.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536

Technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	12 API with Feature Level 12.1	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 460M 3.13
+2%

GT 650M 3.07

GTX 460M outperforms GT 650M by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

GTX 460M 1231
+1.7%

GT 650M 1210

GTX 460M outperforms GT 650M by 2% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 460M 7507

GT 650M 9682
+29%

GT 650M outperforms GTX 460M by 29% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GTX 460M 1623

GT 650M 2112
+30.1%

GT 650M outperforms GTX 460M by 30% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GTX 460M 1370

GT 650M 1420
+3.6%

GT 650M outperforms GTX 460M by 4% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 460M 3483

GT 650M 3890
+11.7%

GT 650M outperforms GTX 460M by 12% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 460M 14
+27.3%

GT 650M 11

GTX 460M outperforms GT 650M by 27% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GT 650M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)

33 Mh/s

21 Mh/s

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

43
+34.4%

−34.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1−2

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how GTX 460M and GT 650M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 460M is 34.4% faster than GT 650M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 460M is 33.3% faster than the GT 650M.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 460M is ahead in 6 tests (11%)
GT 650M is ahead in 0 tests (0%)
there's a draw in 48 tests (89%)

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	3.13	3.07
Recency	3 September 2010	22 March 2012
Memory bus width	192	128
Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	384
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	45 Watt