GeForce GTX 460M vs GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M and GeForce GTX 460M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.18
+33.1%

GTX 480M outperforms GTX 460M by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking693759
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.884.33
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF100GF106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)3 September 2010 (14 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 cores352192
Core clock speed425 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate18.7021.60
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPS0.5184 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs4432

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).

Laptop sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s60.0 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 outputsNo outputs
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 API with Feature Level 12.1
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 480M 4.18
+33.1%
GTX 460M 3.14

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 480M 1617
+33.1%
GTX 460M 1215

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.

GTX 480M 2185
+34.6%
GTX 460M 1623

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.

GTX 480M 8872
+18.2%
GTX 460M 7507

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:

900p33
+10%
30
−10%
Full HD41
+7.9%
38
−7.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Fortnite 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Valorant 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+25%
55−60
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 35−40
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Fortnite 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Valorant 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 35−40
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Valorant 50−55
+14.9%
45−50
−14.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+31.8%
21−24
−31.8%
Valorant 40−45
+44.8%
27−30
−44.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GTX 480M and GTX 460M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is 10% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M is 8% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is ahead in 57 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.18 3.14
Recency 25 May 2010 3 September 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 480M has a 33.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 460M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 480M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M in performance tests.

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