NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX vs AMD Radeon RX 460

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Combined performance score

RX 460
10.59

GeForce GTX 680MX outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking393391
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.368.47
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 11 / Baffin XTno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 August 2016 (7 years old)23 October 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 no data
Current price$397 (4.6x MSRP)$200
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 680MX has 523% better value for money than RX 460.

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 cores8961536
CUDA coresno data1536
Core clock speed1090 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million3540 Million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate67.2092.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance2,150 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 460 and GeForce GTX 680MX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI optionsno 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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7000 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s160 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

FreeSync+no data
3D Visionno data+
Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 API
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDAno data+

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.

RX 460 10.59
GTX 680MX 10.69
+0.9%

GeForce GTX 680MX outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 1% in our combined 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%

RX 460 4104
GTX 680MX 4142
+0.9%

GeForce GTX 680MX outperforms Radeon RX 460 by 1% in Passmark.

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%

RX 460 8597
+27.6%
GTX 680MX 6736

Radeon RX 460 outperforms GeForce GTX 680MX by 28% 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:

Full HD41
−34.1%
55
+34.1%
1440p55
+0%
55−60
+0%
4K20
+11.1%
18−21
−11.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 34
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 40
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+41.4%
27−30
−41.4%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+50%
35−40
−50%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 28
+27.3%
21−24
−27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16
−75%
27−30
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 37
+37%
27−30
−37%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+31%
27−30
−31%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+42.1%
35−40
−42.1%
Hitman 3 27−30
−3.7%
27−30
+3.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 28
+21.7%
21−24
−21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+42.3%
26
−42.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−29.4%
21−24
+29.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 34
+25.9%
27−30
−25.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 35
+20.7%
27−30
−20.7%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+7.9%
35−40
−7.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+64.3%
14
−64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Hitman 3 16−18
−6.3%
16−18
+6.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how RX 460 and GTX 680MX compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 680MX is 34.1% faster than RX 460

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 680MX is 0% faster than RX 460

4K resolution:

  • RX 460 is 11.1% faster than GTX 680MX

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 460 is 88.9% faster than the GTX 680MX.
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680MX is 75% faster than the RX 460.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 460 is ahead in 20 tests (29%)
  • GTX 680MX is ahead in 17 tests (25%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (46%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.59 10.69
Recency 8 August 2016 23 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 460 and GeForce GTX 680MX. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Radeon RX 460 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 680MX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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