GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Radeon R9 M385X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon R9 M385X, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 460 SE stacks up against Radeon R9 M385X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M385X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M385X is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon R9 M385X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon R9 M385X
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M385X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M385X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M385X - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 200 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M385X.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Radeon R9 M385X
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF104 Strato-XT-M3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 15 November 2010 16 June 2015
Pipelines 288 896
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 61.60
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 1,971 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.1 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Number of display connectors 2
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