GeForce GTX 460 vs Radeon HD 7730M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 and Radeon HD 7730M, 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 7730M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7730M 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 HD 7730M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 Radeon HD 7730M
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 460 has 540% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 766 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7730M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 1800 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 Radeon HD 7730M
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF104 Lombok GL
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 12 July 2010 24 April 2012
Pipelines 336 512
Core clock speed 675 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.80 21.60
Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 691.2 gflops
Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 70 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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