GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon R7 260

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon R7 260, 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 R7 260, 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 R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260 has 130% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460M.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460M has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 260.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 260 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 260 is 375 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 14−16
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 12−14 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 214% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460M Radeon R7 260
Architecture Fermi GCN 2.0
Code name N11E-GS Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 17 December 2013
Pipelines 192 768
Core clock speed 1350 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 48.00
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API with Feature Level 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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