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    GeForce GTX 460 vs GeForce GTX 960M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 and GeForce GTX 960M, 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 460 stacks up against GeForce GTX 960M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 460 has 113% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460 has 764 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 960M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 960M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 421 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 1100 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 24−27 35−40
    medium / 1080p 14−16 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF104 N16P-GX
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 July 2010 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 336 640
    Core clock speed 675 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.80 47.04
    Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI + +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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