GeForce 9700M GTS vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 460 Mobile and GeForce 9700M GTS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 460 Mobile outperforms 9700M GTS by a whopping 1299% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 451 | 1172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.65 | 0.83 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Baffin | G94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 29 July 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
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 | 896 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 530 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 66.08 | 12.72 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.115 TFLOPS | 0.1272 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 180 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 56 | 24 |
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 |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 51.2 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
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:
| Full HD | 35
+1650%
| 2−3
−1650%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.46 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+1700%
|
2−3
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+356%
|
9−10
−356%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+1700%
|
2−3
−1700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27−30
+1300%
|
2−3
−1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+680%
|
10−11
−680%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+440%
|
5−6
−440%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+417%
|
6−7
−417%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
| World of Tanks | 140−150
+663%
|
18−20
−663%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+567%
|
3−4
−567%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+1700%
|
2−3
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+356%
|
9−10
−356%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+471%
|
7−8
−471%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+1525%
|
4−5
−1525%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 70−75
+2300%
|
3−4
−2300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+400%
|
5−6
−400%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+1350%
|
2−3
−1350%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
This is how RX 460 Mobile and 9700M GTS compete in popular games:
- RX 460 Mobile is 1650% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 5800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 460 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (94%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.65 | 0.69 |
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 29 July 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 60 Watt |
RX 460 Mobile has a 1298.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 9.1% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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