GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs GTX 1080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with GeForce GTX 460M SLI, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Ti
2017
11 GB GDDR5X, 250 Watt
48.16
+869%

GTX 1080 Ti outperforms GTX 460M SLI by a whopping 869% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking70634
Place by popularity41not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.48no data
Power efficiency13.25no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP102N11E-GS
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 March 2017 (7 years ago)3 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3584384
Core clock speed1481 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors11,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature91 °Cno data
Texture fill rate354.4no data
Floating-point processing power11.34 TFLOPSno data
ROPs88no data
TMUs224no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount11 GB2x1536 MB
Memory bus width352 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1376 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth484.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+-
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1080 Ti 48.16
+869%
GTX 460M SLI 4.97

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1080 Ti 37672
+1037%
GTX 460M SLI 3313

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p500−550
+862%
52
−862%
Full HD132
+103%
65
−103%
1440p83
+938%
8−9
−938%
4K66
+1000%
6−7
−1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.30no data
1440p8.42no data
4K10.59no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 100
+669%
12−14
−669%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
Battlefield 5 162
+1146%
12−14
−1146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+764%
10−12
−764%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Far Cry 5 122
+1009%
10−12
−1009%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%
Forza Horizon 4 293
+845%
30−35
−845%
Hitman 3 100−110
+827%
10−12
−827%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+497%
30−35
−497%
Metro Exodus 144
+1100%
12−14
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+700%
12−14
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+1094%
18−20
−1094%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+202%
45−50
−202%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 145
+1015%
12−14
−1015%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
Battlefield 5 147
+1031%
12−14
−1031%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+764%
10−12
−764%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Far Cry 5 96
+773%
10−12
−773%
Far Cry New Dawn 59
+321%
14−16
−321%
Forza Horizon 4 284
+816%
30−35
−816%
Hitman 3 100−110
+827%
10−12
−827%
Horizon Zero Dawn 190−200
+497%
30−35
−497%
Metro Exodus 144
+1100%
12−14
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+700%
12−14
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 196
+989%
18−20
−989%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+450%
18−20
−450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+202%
45−50
−202%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 71
+446%
12−14
−446%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80−85
+1560%
5−6
−1560%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 81
+636%
10−12
−636%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+1000%
8−9
−1000%
Far Cry 5 73
+564%
10−12
−564%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+287%
30−35
−287%
Hitman 3 100−110
+827%
10−12
−827%
Horizon Zero Dawn 153
+378%
30−35
−378%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 167
+828%
18−20
−828%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+444%
18−20
−444%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+202%
45−50
−202%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+831%
12−14
−831%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 108
+1100%
9−10
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 86
+975%
8−9
−975%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+1140%
5−6
−1140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
+1020%
5−6
−1020%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 62
+1450%
4−5
−1450%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
Far Cry 5 55
+817%
6−7
−817%
Forza Horizon 4 265
+2309%
10−12
−2309%
Hitman 3 65−70
+622%
9−10
−622%
Horizon Zero Dawn 118
+973%
10−12
−973%
Metro Exodus 88
+4300%
2−3
−4300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+925%
12−14
−925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+1775%
4−5
−1775%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+590%
30−35
−590%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+989%
9−10
−989%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 56
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+2200%
3−4
−2200%
Hitman 3 40−45
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+2800%
7−8
−2800%
Metro Exodus 60
+2900%
2−3
−2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20 0−1
Far Cry 5 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+1775%
4−5
−1775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+929%
7−8
−929%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+880%
5−6
−880%

This is how GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Ti is 862% faster in 900p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 103% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 938% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Ti is 1000% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Ti is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1080 Ti surpassed GTX 460M SLI in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.16 4.97
Recency 10 March 2017 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 16 nm 40 nm

GTX 1080 Ti has a 869% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 460M SLI is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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