GeForce GTX 960M vs Radeon RX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon RX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M and Radeon RX 460 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 6 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 21−24
ultra / 1080p 10−11 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 21−24 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Radeon RX 460
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name N16P-GX Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 8 August 2016
Pipelines 640 896
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 1090 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 67.20
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 2,150 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 240 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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