GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 460M SLI stacks up against Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 8730M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 460M SLI
Radeon HD 8730M
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2x1536 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Radeon HD 8730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 460M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M SLI is 25 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
GeForce GTX 460M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
12−14
0−1
ultra / 1080p
7−8
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
1−2
medium / 1080p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
0−1
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
low / 768p
190−200
60−65
medium / 768p
160−170
27−30
ultra / 1080p
85−90
7−8
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
−
high / 768p
120−130
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 410% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 460M SLI.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
85−90
10−11
ultra / 1080p
55−60
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Dota 2 is 231% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
30−35
0−1
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Fortnite is 318% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
21−24
0−1
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
low / 720p
45−50
0−1
medium / 1080p
24−27
0−1
low / 768p
75−80
18−20
medium / 768p
65−70
−
high / 1080p
24−27
0−1
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 305% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
8−9
−
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
24−27
0−1
medium / 1080p
10−12
−
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
100−105
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in Minecraft is 36% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
21−24
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
low / 720p
50−55
8−9
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 550% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
24−27
0−1
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
low / 768p
45−50
0−1
medium / 768p
27−30
−
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 768p
95−100
45−50
medium / 768p
55−60
14−16
ultra / 1080p
30−35
0−1
high / 768p
50−55
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460M SLI in World of Tanks is 176% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460M SLI
Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N11E-GS
Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 September 2010
16 November 2012
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
675 MHz
650 MHz
Boost Clock
700 MHz
Transistor count
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
16.80
Floating-point performance
537.6 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
32 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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