GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Radeon HD 4850

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 4850. 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 460M SLI and Radeon HD 4850. 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 460M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 460M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M SLI Radeon HD 4850
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x1536 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Radeon HD 4850 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M SLI is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
  • GeForce GTX 460M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M SLI is 257 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 1−2
ultra / 1080p 7−8 0−1
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 12−14
medium / 1080p 16−18 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M SLI Radeon HD 4850
Architecture Fermi Terascale 1
Code name N11E-GS RV770
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 25 June 2008
Pipelines 384 800
Core clock speed 675 MHz 625 MHz
Transistor count 956 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 25.00
Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
Length 246 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 993 MHz
Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
Laptop size large
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