460M SLI vs 480M

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Combined performance score

GTX 480M
4.17

460M SLI outperforms 480M by 18% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking643595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.452.27
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3N11E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (13 years old)3 September 2010 (13 years old)
Current price$163 $149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460M SLI has 57% better value for money than GTX 480M.

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 cores352384
Core clock speed425 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate18.7 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance598.4 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480M and GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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 supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 GB2x1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API support

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
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 480M 4.17
GTX 460M SLI 4.93
+18.2%

460M SLI outperforms 480M by 18% in our combined benchmark results.


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 480M 8872
GTX 460M SLI 14236
+60.5%

460M SLI outperforms 480M by 60% 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: 17%

GTX 480M 2185
GTX 460M SLI 3313
+51.7%

460M SLI outperforms 480M by 52% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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
−57.6%
52
+57.6%
Full HD40
−67.5%
67
+67.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

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

900p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 57.6% faster than GTX 480M

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 67.5% faster than GTX 480M

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 100% faster than the GTX 480M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is ahead in 49 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (18%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.17 4.93
Recency 25 May 2010 3 September 2010

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


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