GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES vs Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Mars | GF114 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 24 September 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 cores | 384 | 336 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 779 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 700 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.80 | 43.62 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5376 TFLOPS | 1.046 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 128.3 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 Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2014 | 24 September 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1280 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
R5 M240 Rebrand has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 460 v2 ES, on the other hand, has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand and GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 M240 Rebrand is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES is a desktop one.
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