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    GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon R9 270

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon R9 270, 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 stacks up against Radeon R9 270, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 460M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 460M 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 here:

    GeForce GTX 460M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M Radeon R9 270
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 270 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460M.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 270 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 270.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 270 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 270 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 270 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 12−14 40−45
    medium / 1080p 5−6 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 342% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M Radeon R9 270
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name N11E-GS Curacao
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 September 2010 13 November 2013
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 1350 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 74.00
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 2,368 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 179.2 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 293 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 16 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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