GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon RX 460 mobile, 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 960 stacks up against Radeon RX 460 mobile, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 460 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 118% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon RX 460 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile is 5993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 9−10
QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 30−35
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Radeon RX 460 mobile.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM206 Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 22 January 2015 8 August 2016
Pipelines 1024 896
Core clock speed 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec 66.08
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops 2,115 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s 80 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 318 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 141.47 Sol/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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