Quadro NVS 120M vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 460 Mobile with Quadro NVS 120M, including specs and performance data.
RX 460 Mobile outperforms NVS 120M by a whopping 8590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 455 | 1452 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.57 | 0.80 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Baffin | G72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 8 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 June 2006 (18 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 | 7 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 112 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 66.08 | 1.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.115 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 56 | 4 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-III |
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 11.2 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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.46 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+467%
|
6−7
−467%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+264%
|
24−27
−264%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+1330%
|
10−11
−1330%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+750%
|
8−9
−750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+467%
|
6−7
−467%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+264%
|
24−27
−264%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+750%
|
8−9
−750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+467%
|
6−7
−467%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 17
+467%
|
3−4
−467%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+264%
|
24−27
−264%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+10400%
|
1−2
−10400%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 20−22 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 4900% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 460 Mobile surpassed NVS 120M in all 27 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.69 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 8 August 2016 | 1 June 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 10 Watt |
RX 460 Mobile has a 8590% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 120M, on the other hand, has 450% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 460 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 460 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation one.
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