GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon HD 6950M

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6950M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 460M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6950M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6950M 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 or Radeon HD 6950M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 6950M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 50 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6950M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 770 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.
  • GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 6950M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 20−22
medium / 1080p 5−6 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 85% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 6950M
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name N11E-GS Blackcomb Pro
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 September 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 192 960
Core clock speed 1350 MHz 580 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 27.84
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,113.6 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 115.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
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