NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M vs AMD Radeon R7 M445

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Combined performance score

R7 M445
2.43

GeForce GTX 460M outperforms Radeon R7 M445 by 31% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking797705
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.140.34
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameMesoN11E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (7 years old)3 September 2010 (13 years old)
Current price$809 $88
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460M has 143% better value for money than R7 M445.

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 cores320192
Core clock speed920 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed920 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15-25 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate18.4016.1 billion/sec
Floating-point performance588.8 gflops518.4 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R7 M445 and GeForce GTX 460M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
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 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s60.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 API with Feature Level 12.1
Shader Model6.05.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
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.

R7 M445 2.43
GTX 460M 3.19
+31.3%

GeForce GTX 460M outperforms Radeon R7 M445 by 31% 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%

R7 M445 943
GTX 460M 1236
+31.1%

GeForce GTX 460M outperforms Radeon R7 M445 by 31% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R7 M445 6872
GTX 460M 7507
+9.2%

GeForce GTX 460M outperforms Radeon R7 M445 by 9% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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%

R7 M445 2208
+36%
GTX 460M 1623

Radeon R7 M445 outperforms GeForce GTX 460M by 36% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R7 M445 1579
+15.3%
GTX 460M 1370

Radeon R7 M445 outperforms GeForce GTX 460M by 15% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p21−24
−42.9%
30
+42.9%
Full HD14
−179%
39
+179%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−18.2%
12−14
+18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Hitman 3 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how R7 M445 and GTX 460M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 460M is 42.9% faster than R7 M445

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 460M is 179% faster than R7 M445

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R7 M445 is 42.9% faster than the GTX 460M.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 460M is 150% faster than the R7 M445.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M445 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GTX 460M is ahead in 44 tests (83%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (15%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.43 3.19
Recency 15 May 2016 3 September 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

The GeForce GTX 460M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M445 in performance tests.


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