GeForce GTX 260M vs 460M

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 460M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.22
+229%

460M outperforms 260M by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking7091073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.340.07
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameN11E-GSN10E-GT
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (13 years ago)2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price$88 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460M has 386% better value for money than GTX 260M.

Detailed specifications

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 cores192112
CUDA coresno data112
Core clock speed675 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate16.1 billion/sec31 billion/sec
Floating-point performance518.4 gflops308 gflops
Gigaflopsno data462

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GTX 260M 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options+2-way
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 amount1536 MB1 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHzUp to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s61 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
HDMIno data+
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 compatibility

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

DirectX12 API with Feature Level 12.111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
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 3.22
+229%
GTX 260M 0.98

460M outperforms 260M by 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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: 25%

GTX 460M 1246
+229%
GTX 260M 379

460M outperforms 260M by 229% 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: 17%

GTX 460M 7507
+53.2%
GTX 260M 4901

460M outperforms 260M by 53% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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:

900p30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Full HD37
+37%
27
−37%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+41.7%
12−14
−41.7%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GTX 460M and GTX 260M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460M is 233% faster in 900p
  • GTX 460M is 37% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 460M is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 460M surpassed GTX 260M in all 36 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.22 0.98
Recency 3 September 2010 2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 75 Watt

The GeForce GTX 460M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.


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