NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs AMD Radeon R9 M275

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Combined performance score

R9 M275
2.87

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 72% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking746595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.122.27
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVenusN11E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 August 2014 (9 years old)3 September 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$799.99 no data
Current price$912 (1.1x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460M SLI has 1792% better value for money than R9 M275.

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 cores640384
Core clock speed925 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Texture fill rate37.00no data
Floating-point performance1,184 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M275 and GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no 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 GB2x1536 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/sno data
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 data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
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.

R9 M275 2.87
GTX 460M SLI 4.93
+71.8%

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 72% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

R9 M275 3261
GTX 460M SLI 3313
+1.6%

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Radeon R9 M275 by 2% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p30−35
−73.3%
52
+73.3%
Full HD24
−179%
67
+179%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Hitman 3 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
Hitman 3 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−80%
9−10
+80%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−150%
14−16
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−129%
16−18
+129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Hitman 3 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 3−4
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hitman 3 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

This is how R9 M275 and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 73.3% faster than R9 M275

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 179% faster than R9 M275

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 500% faster than the R9 M275.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is ahead in 51 test (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.87 4.93
Recency 1 August 2014 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTX 460M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M275 in performance tests.


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