GeForce GTX 460M vs GTX 965M

Place in the ranking	456	752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	13.49	4.32
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM206S	GF106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2016 (8 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 cores	1024	192
Core clock speed	944 MHz	675 MHz
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	2,940 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	73.60	21.60
Floating-point processing power	2.355 TFLOPS	0.5184 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	24
TMUs	64	32

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 size	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	60.0 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 Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 API with Feature Level 12.1
Shader Model	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/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. 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 965M 9.85
+213%

GTX 460M 3.15

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 965M 3797
+213%

GTX 460M 1213

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 965M 7322
+351%

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 965M 23562
+214%

GTX 460M 7507

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 965M 5536
+304%

GTX 460M 1370

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 965M 14360
+249%

GTX 460M 4119

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 965M 40
+186%

GTX 460M 14

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:

900p	90−95 +200%	30 −200%
Full HD	45 +18.4%	38 −18.4%
1440p	26 +225%	8−9 −225%
4K	20 +233%	6−7 −233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+150%

6−7

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Battlefield 5	49 +717%	6−7 −717%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Far Cry New Dawn	40 +344%	9−10 −344%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Hitman 3	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45 +463%	8−9 −463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	69 +431%	12−14 −431%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	41 +310%	10−11 −310%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Battlefield 5	37 +517%	6−7 −517%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Far Cry New Dawn	29 +222%	9−10 −222%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +261%	18−20 −261%
Hitman 3	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +125%	24−27 −125%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +520%	5−6 −520%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +313%	8−9 −313%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 +473%	14−16 −473%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 +30%	10−11 −30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +150%	6−7 −150%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Forza Horizon 4	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Hitman 3	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Horizon Zero Dawn	23 −4.3%	24−27 +4.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +146%	12−14 −146%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 +20%	14−16 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

32
+300%

8−9

−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +258%	12−14 −258%
Hitman 3	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18 +125%	8−9 −125%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +210%	20−22 −210%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21
+200%

7−8

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +250%	12−14 −250%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +225%	4−5 −225%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10
+150%

4−5

−150%

This is how GTX 965M and GTX 460M compete in popular games:

GTX 965M is 200% faster in 900p
GTX 965M is 18% faster in 1080p
GTX 965M is 225% faster in 1440p
GTX 965M is 233% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 965M is 1300% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M is 4% faster.

All in all, in popular games: