GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 7790, 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 Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 460M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 460M 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 460M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 70% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460M.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460M has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 350 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 0−1 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 228% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
Code name N11E-GS Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 22 March 2013
Pipelines 192 896
Core clock speed 1350 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 56.00
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
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