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    GeForce GTX 460M vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GTX 970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 460M and GeForce GTX 970M 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 GeForce GTX 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 460M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460M has 1530 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 970M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 426 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 1250 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 571% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name N11E-GS GM204
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 September 2010 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 192 1280
    Core clock speed 1350 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 83.04
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options + +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    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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