GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs GTX 960A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960A with GeForce GTX 460 OEM, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960A
2015
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.27
+197%

GTX 960A outperforms GTX 460 OEM by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking530820
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.401.41
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM107GF104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (10 years ago)11 October 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 cores640336
Core clock speed1029 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate43.4036.40
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS0.8736 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4056

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 data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.19 GB/s108.8 GB/s

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 outputs2x 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
CUDA5.02.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.27 2.78
Recency 13 March 2015 11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 960A has a 197.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop one.

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