GeForce GTX 460 X2 vs GTX 780M Mac Edition

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking607not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.85no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)11 March 2011 (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 cores1536336 ×2
Core clock speed771 MHz701 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate102.039.26 ×2
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS0.9415 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs3232 ×2
TMUs12856 ×2

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data292 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

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 amount4 GB1 GB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1250 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s115.2 GB/s ×2

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs3x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.02.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 November 2013 11 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 160 Watt

GTX 780M Mac Edition has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 31.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 460 X2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 X2 is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
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