GeForce GTX 970M vs Radeon Pro 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon Pro 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 970M and Radeon Pro 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 970M and Radeon Pro 460 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon Pro 460 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 970M or Radeon Pro 460 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon Pro 460
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 970M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon Pro 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 460.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 460 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970M is 24 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 460.
  • GeForce GTX 970M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 460 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 16−18
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon Pro 460.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970M Radeon Pro 460
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM204 Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 8 August 2016
Pipelines 1280 1024
Core clock speed 924 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1038 MHz 907 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 83.04 58.05
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 1,858 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 1280
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 314 Mh/s 227 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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