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    GeForce GTX 460M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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 R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460M.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 460M has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 460M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460M and Radeon R9 290X is 1250 MHz.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 5−6 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 600% more, than GeForce GTX 460M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GS Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 September 2010 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 192 2816
    Core clock speed 1350 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 16.1 billion/sec 176.0
    Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 320 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 +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 33 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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