GeForce GTX 460 v2 vs Radeon R9 M380

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R9 M380. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 460 v2 and Radeon R9 M380. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 460 v2

Radeon R9 M380 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M380 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 M380 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 M380
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 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 v2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M380 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M380 is 221 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 2508 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 16−18
ultra / 1080p 6−7 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 53% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 v2 Radeon R9 M380
Architecture Fermi 2.0 GCN
Code name GF114 Strato Pro GDDR5
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 24 September 2011 16 June 2015
Pipelines 336 768
Core clock speed 779 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.62 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,045.6 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4008 MHz 1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.19 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 75 Mh/s 194 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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