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    GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon HD 7850

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon HD 7850. 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 460M and Radeon HD 7850. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce GTX 460M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 7850
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 225 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 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7850 has 350% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460M.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7850 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 35−40
    medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 285% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M Radeon HD 7850
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name N11E-GS Pitcairn
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 September 2010 5 March 2012
    Pipelines 192 1024
    Core clock speed 1350 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 55.04
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,761 gflops
    Length 210 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 249 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.5 Mh/s
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