Quadro NVS 120M vs Radeon RX 460 Mobile

Place in the ranking	448	1442
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	12.65	0.83
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

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)	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

-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.46

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +700%	5−6 −700%
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
Valorant	35−40	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Dota 2	35−40	0−1
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1
Far Cry 5	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Fortnite	55−60	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +700%	5−6 −700%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40	0−1
Metro Exodus	27−30	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +1460%	5−6 −1460%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +575%	4−5 −575%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +675%	4−5 −675%
Valorant	35−40	0−1
World of Tanks	140−150 +1350%	10−11 −1350%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +138%	8−9 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Dota 2	35−40	0−1
Far Cry 5	40−45 +583%	6−7 −583%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +700%	5−6 −700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	22 +340%	5−6 −340%
Valorant	35−40	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14	0−1
Elden Ring	14−16	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10	0−1
World of Tanks	70−75	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24	0−1
Metro Exodus	18−20	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Valorant	24−27 +525%	4−5 −525%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Dota 2	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Elden Ring	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30	0−1
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	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
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
Valorant	10−11	0−1

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 460 Mobile is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 460 Mobile surpassed NVS 120M in all 30 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.11	0.12
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 8325% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.